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调用 (diào yòng) — (verb) to transfer (personnel) to a specific position or task; (verb) to allocate (materials, resources) for a particular use; (verb, computing) to call (a function, method, or service)

Definition

In computing, 'to call' (a function, method, or service). In administrative Chinese, it means to transfer a person to a post or allocate resources for a specific use — more formal than 安排.

verb
to transfer (personnel) to a specific position or taskto allocate (materials, resources) for a particular use(verb, computing) to call (a function, method, or service)

Examples

  • 调用。
    Gōng sī jué dìng diào yòng tā dào xīn bù mén dān rèn jīng lǐ.
    The company decided to transfer him to the new department to serve as manager.
  • 调用。
    Cāng kù diào yòng le yì pī wù zī zhī yuán zāi qū.
    The warehouse allocated a batch of supplies to support the disaster area.
  • 调用。
    Zhè ge chéng xù diào yòng le shù jù kù jiē kǒu.
    This program calls the database interface.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

调tiáotransfer/call/allocate
用yònguse

调 and 用 combine as parallel actions: moving something into place and putting it to use.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu調tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

Open 用 →
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