调用

調用

diàoyòng

verb #23,432

Meanings

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

Characters

to transfer; to dispatch

to use; to employ

Examples

HSK 6

系统调用了外部API来获取数据。

Xìtǒng diàoyòng le wàibù API lái huòqǔ shùjù.

The system invoked an external API to retrieve data.

HSK 7-9

上级调用了这批物资用于救灾。

Shàngjí diàoyòng le zhè pī wùzī yòngyú 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

调 tiáo

用 yòng