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调研 (diào yán) — to investigate and research; to conduct research

Definition

调研 combines 调查 (investigate) and 研究 (research) — a thorough, often field-based study of a topic. Use for structured inquiries like market or user research, not casual 查.

verb
to investigate and researchto conduct research

Examples

  • 调研。
    Wǒ men diào yán le yòng hù de xū qiú.
    We researched the users' needs.
  • 调研。
    Zhè cì diào yán chí xù le sān gè yuè.
    This research lasted three months.
  • 调研。
    Tā fù zé diào yán bié de gōng sī.
    He is responsible for researching other companies.

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tiáoinvestigate
研yánresearch

调 gives investigating, and 研 gives researching; together they mean inquiry and study.

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.

Open 调 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
幵
幵jiān研yán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 研, the left part 石 is a stone-related component, and the right part 幵 gives the sound.

Open 研 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Science (General)

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