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调查

diào chá · diao cha

Traditional 調查

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure words: 项 xiàng, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. investigation
  2. inquiry
  3. to investigate
  4. to survey
  5. survey
  6. (opinion) poll
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A school survey

  1. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)在(zài)做(zuò)一个(yīgè)调查(diàochá)，你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)填(tián)一下(yīxià)吗(ma)？

    The school is doing a survey. Can you fill it in for me?

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)调查(diàochá)？

    What survey?

  3. Liangliang

    问(wèn)大家(dàjiā)早上(zǎoshang)喜欢(xǐhuan)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    It asks everyone what they like to eat in the morning.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)选(xuǎn)包子(bāozi)。你(nǐ)调查(diàochá)了(le)几个(jǐge)人(rén)？

    I choose baozi. How many people did you survey?

  5. Liangliang

    二十个(èrshígè)人(rén)。十个(shígè)人(rén)选(xuǎn)包子(bāozi)，十个(shígè)人(rén)选(xuǎn)面包(miànbāo)。

    Twenty people. Ten chose baozi and ten chose bread.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这个(zhège)调查(diàochá)的(de)结果(jiéguǒ)是(shì)——大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)饿(è)了(le)。

    So the result of the survey is: everybody is hungry.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

私(sī)家(jiā)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)们(men)受(shòu)雇(gù)调(diào)查(chá)这(zhè)桩(zhuāng)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)案(àn)件(jiàn)。

Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)调(diào)查(chá)医(yī)生(shēng)的(de)失(shī)踪(zōng)案(àn)。

We have to look into the disappearance of the doctor.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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调
diào

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres)

查
chá

to research; to check

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