调查diào cháto investigate
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.
to investigateverb
- 2.
investigationnoun
- 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?
How is 调查 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
公司为什么做这个调查?
Gōngsī wèishénme zuò zhège diàochá?
Why is the company doing this survey?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
调查什么时候开始?
Diàochá shénme shíhou kāishǐ?
When does the survey start?
- Speaker B:
明天开始。
Míngtiān kāishǐ.
It starts tomorrow.
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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.