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调查diào cháto investigate

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调查 (diào chá) means "to investigate," "investigation," or "survey." It appears in 警察正在调查这个问题。 (The police are investigating this problem.) and 公司做了一个调查。 (The company did a survey.) A asks 调查什么时候开始? (When does the survey start?) It combines 调 (to investigate) and 查 (to check).

What does 调查 mean?

  1. 1.

    to investigateverb

  2. 2.

    investigationnoun

  3. 3.

    surveynoun

What do the characters in 调查 mean?

  • 调to investigate
  • 查to check

How do you use 调查?

See it in 调查这个问题 and 做了一个调查

What are some examples of 调查 in a sentence?

  1. 警察正在调查这个问题。

    Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhège wèntí.

    The police are investigating this problem.

  2. 公司做了一个调查。

    Gōngsī zuò le yí ge diàochá.

    The company did a survey.

How is 调查 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    公司为什么做这个调查?

    Gōngsī wèishénme zuò zhège diàochá?

    Why is the company doing this survey?

  2. Speaker B:

    我们想知道大家喜欢什么。

    Wǒmen xiǎng zhīdào dàjiā xǐhuan shénme.

    We want to know what everyone likes.

  3. Speaker A:

    调查什么时候开始?

    Diàochá shénme shíhou kāishǐ?

    When does the survey start?

  4. Speaker B:

    明天开始。

    Míngtiān kāishǐ.

    It starts tomorrow.

Can you use 调查 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 警察正在___这个问题。 (The police are investigating this problem.)
  2. 2.What does 公司做了一个调查。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 调查 mean in 调查什么时候开始??

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.