# 调查 (diàochá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 调查 (diàochá) means “to investigate; investigation”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to investigate; investigation
- Pinyin: diàochá (diao4 cha2)
- Traditional: 調查
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4
- Measure word: 项、个

## Examples

- 警察正在调查这件事。
  Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiàn shì.
  The police are investigating this matter.

## Characters

- [调](https://hanziro.com/word/diao-transfer/) (diào): to transfer; tone
- [查](https://hanziro.com/word/cha-check/) (chá): to check; to look up

https://hanziro.com/word/diao-cha-investigate/

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