调查

diào chá · diao cha

Traditional 調查

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. investigation
  2. inquiry
  3. to investigate
  4. to survey
  5. survey
  6. (opinion) poll
  7. CL:項 / 项 (xiàng),個 / 个 (gè)

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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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