How to say “investigate” in Chinese
investigate; survey
“Investigate” in Chinese is 调查, diào chá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
调查 is read diào chá: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”. Its second reading is diào, “tone, melody”.
On top, 木 “tree”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “调查”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 调查. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 警察正在调查这件事jǐngcházhèngzàidiàocházhèjiànshìThe police are investigating the matter right now.
- 警察请他协助调查。jǐngcháqǐngtāxiézhùdiàocháThe police asked him to assist with the investigation.
- 请协助我们调查qǐngxiézhùwǒmendiàocháPlease assist with our investigation.
- 调查结果已经公开了diàochájiéguǒyǐjīnggōngkāileThe results of the investigation have already been made public.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “investigate” in Chinese?
“Investigate” in Chinese is 调查, pinyin diàochá.
What does 调查 mean?
调查 (diàochá) means “investigate; survey”.
How do you write 调查?
调查 is 2 characters: 调 (tiáo) — adjust, tune; 查 (chá) — check, look up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 调查?
调查 is read diàochá. Tones: diào — fourth tone, chá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“investigate” in the lesson “Society and responsibility”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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