调阅 (diào yuè) — to request and review (documents, files, data) for consultation

Definition

调阅 (diàoyuè) means to formally request and pull files, archives, or records for review — usually in an official or institutional context. Pairs with 档案/资料/数据, not casual reading.

verb
to request and review (documents, files, data) for consultation

Examples

  • 调阅。
    Lǜ shī xū yào diào yuè xiāng guān àn jiàn de quán bù dàng àn.
    The lawyer needs to request and review all files related to the case.
  • 调阅。
    Yán jiū rén yuán diào yuè le lì shǐ zī liào lái yàn zhèng zhè ge lǐ lùn.
    The researchers requested and reviewed historical materials to verify this theory.
  • 调阅。
    Jīng lǐ diào yuè le shàng jì dù de xiāo shòu shù jù jìn xíng fēn xī.
    The manager pulled up last quarter's sales data for analysis.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

调tiáocall for
阅yuèread

调 means call for, and 阅 means read or consult; together they describe retrieving and consulting.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閱; 阅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門mén
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì閱yuè
Same sound today

The traditional form 閱 pairs 門, a gate, with 兌, a part that gives the sound; the simplified 阅 is a shorthand.

Open 阅 →

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