调取 (diào) — to obtain (information, documents, data) from an archive, database, or storage system

Definition

调取 (diàoqǔ) is a formal verb meaning to retrieve or pull up stored records — surveillance footage, files, database entries. It focuses on the act of pulling information out of a system, not casual 'getting'.

verb
to obtain (information, documents, data) from an archivedatabaseor storage system

Examples

  • 调取
    Qǐng nín diào zhè fèn wén jiàn.
    Please retrieve this document.
  • 调取
    Jǐng chá diào le dāng shí de jiān kòng lù xiàng.
    The police obtained the surveillance footage from that time.
  • 调取
    Xì tǒng diào shù jù shí chū le wèn tí.
    There was a problem when the system retrieved the data.

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