How to Say ‘Check’ in Traditional Chinese
查一下
chá yī xià
[chah ee-shyah]
💬 Usage Tip: [查] is "check/look up," and again [一下] softens it. In service talk, [查一下] usually means checking a booking or information in the system, not physically searching.
Phrase Breakdown
查
chá
[chah]
check; look up
To look up details, such as a reservation name, time, or number of guests.
我來 查 一下您的訂位。
I’ll check your reservation.
一下
yī xià
[ee-shyah]
a bit; briefly
Makes the action sound casual and polite, similar to 'just' or 'for a moment.'
請等我查 一下 。
Please wait while I check for a moment.
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