抽调

抽調

chōudiào

verb #40,470

Meanings

1 to transfer (personnel or material)
2 to second (staff to another assignment)
3 to pull and reassign

Characters

to pull out; to draw

to transfer; to dispatch

Examples

公司从各部门抽调骨干组成专项小组。

Gōngsī cóng gè bùmén chōudiào gǔgàn zǔchéng zhuānxiàng xiǎozǔ.

The company transferred core staff from each department to form a special task force.

抗震救灾期间，多支部队被抽调到灾区。

Kàngzhèn jiùzāi qījiān, duō zhī bùduì bèi chōudiào dào zāiqū.

During the earthquake relief effort, multiple units were redeployed to the disaster zone.

Tips

usage

Bureaucratic / military / corporate register. Implies management pulling someone from their normal post for a specific assignment. Compare with 调动 (diàodòng, transfer/mobilize) which is broader, and 借调 (jièdiào) which means 'to second on loan'.

Stroke Order

抽 chōu

调 tiáo