调查员

調查員

diàocháyuán

noun

Measure Word

一位调查员 wèi

Meanings

1 investigator
2 researcher / surveyor

Characters

to check / examine

member / personnel

Examples

HSK 3

保险公司派来一位调查员。

Bǎoxiǎn gōngsī pài lái yī wèi diàocháyuán.

The insurance company sent over an investigator.

HSK 5

调查员花了三个月收集证据。

Diàocháyuán huā le sān gè yuè shōují zhèngjù.

The investigator spent three months gathering evidence.

Tips

usage

员 (member/personnel) is a productive suffix for occupational titles: 调查员 investigator, 研究员 researcher, 服务员 waiter. Recognize the suffix and you can decode many job names.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

查 chá

员 yuán