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title: "Shaicha Meaning: 筛查 (shāichá) Means “screening”"
description: "筛查 (traditional 篩查, shāichá) means “screening; to screen (for disease)”. Hear its tones, see what 筛 and 查 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaicha"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 筛查 mean?

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筛查 shāichá

## screening; to screen (for disease)

## Its characters

1. 筛 shāi to screen
2. 查 chá to check

## In a sentence

医院为老人免费做健康筛查。 The hospital offers free health screenings for the elderly.

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## More words with 筛 or 查

- [查处 cháchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chachu)
- [查看 chákàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chakan)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [查询 cháxún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaxun)
- [查找 cházhǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chazhao)
- [抽查 chōuchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/choucha)
- [调查 diàochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaocha)
- [复查 fùchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fucha)
- [核查 héchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hecha)
- [检查 jiǎnchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiancha)

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