调用

調用
diàoyòng
verb #23,432

Meanings

  1. 1 to transfer for a specific purpose
  2. 2 to allocate (resources)
  3. 3 to invoke (a function or command)

Examples

Xìtǒng diàoyòng le wàibù API lái huòqǔ shùjù.
The system invoked an external API to retrieve data.
Shàngjí diàoyòng le zhè pī wùzī yòng yú jiùzāi.
The higher authority allocated these supplies for disaster relief.

Tips

usage
In computing contexts, 调用 specifically means to invoke or call a function, method, or API. In administrative contexts it means to requisition or deploy resources from another unit.

Stroke Order

tiáo
yòng