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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 调查

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
调查 diào chá - investigation
- inquiry
- to investigate
- to survey
- survey
- (opinion) poll
- CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 3 532 496 2,133

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite
zhā- surname Zha
chá- to research
- to check
- to investigate
- to examine
- to refer to
- to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
zhā- variant of 楂[zha1]

Other Words Containing 调查

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
调查 4 3 532 496 2,133
调查表 - - 38,090 30,638 56,384
调查团 - - 74,850 - -