Chinese word

调研

Pronunciation

Pinyindiào yán

Meaning

  • verbsurvey

Example

我们要调研客户的意见。wǒ men yào diào yán kè hù de yì jiàn

We need to survey our customers' opinions.

Illustration for 调研 (survey)

More examples

调研市场后，我们调整了产品定位。diào yán shì chǎng hòu wǒ men tiáo zhěng le chán pǐn dìng wèi

After surveying the market, we adjusted the product positioning.

Core concept

Builds a clear picture of an issue by gathering evidence and examining it systematically.

Common phrases

  • 调研市场diào yán shì chǎng

    survey the market

  • 调研情况diào yán qíng kuàng

    survey the situation

  • 调研需求diào yán xū qiú

    survey demand

Similar words

调查diào chá: Gathers information from records and people to establish facts or the current situation.
研究yán jiū: Studies a problem deeply by analyzing sources or data to find an explanation or solution.
了解liáo jiě: Gathers needed information to understand a situation.
询问xún wèn: Asks someone about a question or needed information and listens for the answer.

Definition in Chinese

以系统的方法收集信息并进行分析，以形成对某一问题的判断或建议，通常出现在工作或科研场合。yǐ xì tǒng de fāng fǎ shōu jí xìn xī bìng jìn xíng fēn xī yǐ xíng chéng duì mǒu yí wèn tí de pàn duàn huò jiàn yì tōng cháng chū xiàn zài gōng zuò huò kē yán chǎng hé

Word origin

调研 (diàoyán, "survey") is formed by shortening 调查研究 (diàochá yánjiū, "investigate and research") to the first character of each part.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word fits workplace, public-policy, or academic contexts better than casual talk about a small personal question.

Other meanings

  • investigationnoun
  • fieldworknoun
  • researchverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 调研报告diào yán bào gàoresearch reportnoun
  • 调研数据diào yán shù jùresearch datanoun

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