Chinese word dictionary

调查

diàochá · investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified调查

Traditional調查

Pinyindiàochá

Part of speech动

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

调diào

tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

查chá

to investigate, to examine, to look into

How to learn 调查

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

查chá

to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

检查jiǎnchá

inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]

空调kōngtiáo

air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]

查看chákàn

to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out

查找cházhǎo

to search for; to look up

调diào

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody