调查处 (diàocháchù): investigation division

Measure Word

一个调查处 gè

Meanings

1 investigation division
2 bureau of investigation
3 inquiry office

Characters

调

diào

to investigate / to transfer

查

chá

to check / to examine

处

chù

office / division / department

Examples

HSK 7-9

案件已移交调查处处理。

Ànjiàn yǐ yíjiāo diàocháchù chǔlǐ.

The case has been transferred to the investigation division for handling.

HSK 7-9

调查处正在对这起腐败案展开调查。

Diàocháchù zhèngzài duì zhè qǐ fǔbài àn zhǎnkāi diàochá.

The investigation division is launching an inquiry into this corruption case.

Tips

usage

调查处 is a compound: 调查 (investigation) + 处 (office/division). The character 处 here is read chù (not chǔ) when meaning a division or bureau.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

查 chá

处 chǔ

Related Words

调查局 diàochájú #2,764

bureau of investigation / investigation bureau

调查 diàochá HSK 3 #532

to investigate; to look into / investigation; survey

调查组 diàocházǔ #13,627

investigation team / inquiry group

查处 cháchǔ HSK 7-9 #32,821

to investigate and punish / to crack down on

侦查 zhēnchá #8,107

to investigate (a crime) / to conduct a criminal investigation / detection; criminal inquiry

查出 cháchū HSK 6 #2,674

to find out; to discover (through investigation) / to detect; to uncover

调出 diàochū #9,733

to transfer out / to call up; to retrieve (data/records) / to bring up (a file/screen)

低调 dīdiào HSK 7-9 #5,331

low-key; understated / low-profile

调头 diàotóu #7,867

to turn around / to make a U-turn

办事处 bànshìchù HSK 6 #13,408

office; agency; bureau