Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Search 4 entries. míngchá 明察 to note clearly míngcháqiūháo 明察秋毫 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) míngcháànfǎng 明察暗访 open enquiries and secret search (idiom) míngcháànfǎng 明察暗訪 open enquiries and secret search (idiom)