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调集 (diào jí) — to assemble, to muster (troops, resources, personnel); to concentrate (forces) for a specific purpose

Definition

A formal verb meaning to assemble and dispatch people or resources to a specific place or task — used for military, government, or emergency mobilization. The subject deliberately gathers and sends.

verb
to assembleto muster (troops, resources, personnel)to concentrate (forces) for a specific purpose

Examples

  • 调集。
    Zhèng fǔ diào jí le dà liàng jiù yuán rén yuán qián wǎng zāi qū.
    The government assembled a large number of rescue personnel to go to the disaster area.
  • 调集。
    Jūn duì zài biān jìng diào jí le sān gè shī de bīng lì.
    The military concentrated three divisions of troops at the border.
  • 调集。
    Gōng sī jǐn jí diào jí le suǒ yǒu jì shù zhuān jiā jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.
    The company urgently assembled all technical experts to solve this problem.

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
集jígather

调 gives transfer, and 集 gives gather, meaning to move forces together.

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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ManagementMilitary & Defense

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