How common it is
调研 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say diào yán slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
调研表示调查和研究情况。
diào yán biǎo shì diào chá hé yán jiū qíng kuàng。
调研 means to investigate and study a situation.
Context note
调研常用于工作、市场和问题。
diào yán cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 shì chǎng hé wèn tí。
It is often used with work, markets, and problems.
5 examples
老师去调研了。
lǎo shī qù diào yán le。
The teacher went to do research.
他们正在调研这个问题。
tā men zhèng zài diào yán zhè ge wèn tí。
They are researching this problem.
调研结果很好。
diào yán jié guǒ hěn hǎo。
The research results are good.
我们要先调研。
wǒ men yào xiān diào yán。
We need to research first.
公司做了市场调研。
gōng sī zuò le shì chǎng diào yán。
The company did market research.
5 mini stories
老师带学生去调研学校周围。
lǎo shī dài xué shēng qù diào yán xué xiào zhōu wéi。
The teacher took the students to research around the school.
他认真调研了大家的想法。
tā rèn zhēn diào yán le dà jiā de xiǎng fǎ。
He carefully researched everyone's ideas.
调研后，他们做了决定。
diào yán hòu， tā men zuò le jué dìng。
After the research, they made a decision.
这次调研帮助了很多人。
zhè cì diào yán bāng zhù le hěn duō rén。
This research helped many people.
市场调研让他们更了解顾客。
shì chǎng diào yán ràng tā men gèng liǎo jiě gù kè。
Market research helped them understand customers better.