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调查 (diào chá): Investigation (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

调 • diào • to transfer, to move, to dispatch
diào调

to transfer, to move, to dispatch

查 • chá • to investigate, to examine, to check
chá查

to investigate, to examine, to check

Word Info

Pinyindiào chá
Meaninginvestigation
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 调查.

  • 工资gōng zīwage; salary
  • 合格hé géqualified
  • 既然jì ránsince
  • 按时àn shíon time
  • 获得huò déobtain; win
  • 感情gǎn qíngfeeling
  • 安排ān páito arrange; plan
  • 加班jiā bānover work
  • 超过chāo guòexceed
  • 丰富fēng fùenrich; abundant rich; plentiful
  • 出发chū fāset off; depart
  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 调查.

Words with 调
  • 空调kōng tiáoair-conditioning
  • 单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
  • 声调shēng diàotone; pitch of voice
  • 强调
qiáng diào
stress; emphasize; underline
  • 调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; tune-up; trim
  • 调皮tiáo pínaughty; mischievous
  • 调研diào yánto investigate and research
  • 协调xié tiáocoordinate; integrate; harmonize
    • Words with 查
    • 检查jiǎn cháinspect
    • 查找chá zhǎoto search for
    • 查看chá kànto look over
    • 审查shěn cháexamine; investigate; check
    • 查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
    • 查询chá xúnto check
    • 侦查zhēn cháinvestigate
    • 复查fù cháRecheck / review
    4.

    How to Use 调查 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verbwith仔细
    zǐ仔
    xì细
    diào调
    chá查
    neutral
    investigate carefully
    Measure Word + Nounwith份
    yī一
    fèn份
    diào调
    chá查
    Verb + Complementwith清楚
    diào调
    chá查
    qīng清
    chu楚
    Adjective + Nounwith市场
    shì市
    chǎng场
    diào调
    chá查
    Verb + Objectwith进行
    jìn进
    xíng行
    diào调
    chá查
    5.

    Example Sentences with 调查

    lǎo老
    shī师
    diào调
    chá查
    le了
    xué学
    neutral
    a survey
    neutral
    investigate clearly
    neutral
    market research
    formal
    conduct an investigation
    shēng生
    de的
    qíng情
    kuàng况
    。
    The teacher investigated the students' situation.
    jǐng警
    chá察
    zhèng正
    zài在
    diào调
    chá查
    zhè这
    ge个
    àn案
    jiàn件
    。
    The police are investigating this case.
    nǐ你
    diào调
    chá查
    guò过
    fù附
    jìn近
    nǎ哪
    jiā家
    cān餐
    tīng厅
    de的
    píng评
    fēn分
    zuì最
    gāo高
    ma吗
    ？
    Have you investigated which nearby restaurant has the highest rating?
    jǐng警
    chá察
    zhèng正
    zài在
    diào调
    chá查
    zhè这
    qǐ起
    jiāo交
    tōng通
    shì事
    gù故
    de的
    yuán原
    yīn因
    。
    The police are investigating the cause of this traffic accident.
    guān关
    yú于
    zhè这
    ge个
    shè社
    huì会
    wèn问
    tí题
    ，
    zhèng政
    fǔ府
    yǐ已
    jīng经
    zhǎn展
    kāi开
    le了
    quán全
    miàn面
    diào调
    chá查
    。
    Regarding this social issue, the government has launched a comprehensive investigation.