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查水表

chá shuǐ biǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter / to barge into people's home on false pretences
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-491510364e80358c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

查水表 查水表 [cha2 shui3 biao3] /(Internet slang) (of the police) to ask to be let in on the pretext of checking the water meter/to barge into people's home on false pretences/

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Reference information

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Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 查
    chá

    to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

    zhā

    See the full entry for source details.

    Zhā

    surname Zha

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 表
    biǎo

    exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth) / watch (timepiece) / meter / gauge

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.