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title: "Chaming Meaning: 查明 (chámíng) Means “to find out”"
description: "查明 (chámíng) means “to find out; to ascertain; to establish (facts)”. Hear its tones, see what 查 and 明 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 查明 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

查明 chámíng

## to find out; to ascertain; to establish (facts)

## Its characters

1. 查 chá to check
2. 明 míng bright

## In a sentence

事故原因还没有查明。 The cause of the accident has not yet been established.

[More about 查明](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9F%A5%E6%98%8E)

## More words with 查 or 明

- [表明 biǎomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoming)
- [查处 cháchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chachu)
- [查看 chákàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chakan)
- [查询 cháxún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaxun)
- [查找 cházhǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chazhao)
- [抽查 chōuchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/choucha)
- [聪明 cōngming](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congming)
- [调查 diàochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaocha)
- [发明 fāmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faming)
- [分明 fēnmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenming)

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