(diào chá) - to investigate; investigation, survey in Mandarin
diàocháTraditional: 調查
HSK 4
#665 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to investigate; investigation, survey
Word origin
The word 调查 combines 调 'to adjust, to investigate' with 查 'to check, to examine'. 调 has the 讠/言 (speech) radical with 周 as phonetic; 查 has the 木 (wood) radical. Together they mean to investigate or survey.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 调 (diào, to investigate: 言 speech + 周 phonetic) + 查 (chá, to check: 木 wood)
Stroke order
调
查
Examples
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The police are investigating this case.
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We did a market survey.
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He was called in for questioning.
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The police are investigating this matter.
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We carried out a market survey.
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