Chinese word

调取

Pronunciation

Pinyindiào qǔ

Meaning

  • verbretrieve

Example

我需要调取那份合同的原件。wǒ xū yào diào qǔ nà fèn hé tóng de yuán jiàn

I need to retrieve the original copy of that contract.

Illustration for 调取 (retrieve)

More examples

警方正在调取商店的监控录像。jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào qǔ shāng diàn de jiān kòng lù xiàng

The police are retrieving the store's surveillance footage.

Core concept

A formal request brings a needed record or piece of evidence from another holder into the requesting party's possession, as an original or a copy.

Common phrases

  • 派出所调取监控录像pài chū suǒ diào qǔ jiān kòng lù xiàng

    police station retrieves surveillance footage

Similar words

获取huò qǔ: Obtain information or physical things without a special method or setting.
调阅diào yuè: Call for official documents or records so they can be read or checked.
取得qǔ dé: Obtain a thing, right, or qualification and come to possess it.
提取tí qǔ: Remove a needed item or piece of information from storage or from a larger set.

Definition in Chinese

（单位或机关）向他处调来所需资料或证据并取得占有或复制件，常用于司法、行政或内部调查等正式场景。dān wèi huò jī guān xiàng tā chǔ diào lái suǒ xū zī liào huò zhèng jù bìng qǔ dé zhàn yǒu huò fù zhì jiàn cháng yòng yú sī fǎ xíng zhèng huò nèi bù diào chá děng zhèng shì cháng jǐng

Word origin

调 (diào, "call for") + 取 (qǔ, "take") combines the act of arranging for something to come from elsewhere with the act of obtaining it.

Usage tips

  • Its formal register fits reports, investigations, and office requests for records, files, or evidence, but not ordinary requests for personal items.

Other meanings

  • have sent forverb

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