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

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.

上级调用了这批物资用于救灾。

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

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