This is the 450th most frequent Chinese word.
調查
Investigation or survey.
In this sentence, 調查 (investigate or investigate into) is used as a verb indicating the formal procedural action of conducting an investigation.
警方正在調查這起案件。
The police are investigating this case.
Here, 調查 (survey or inquiry) serves as a noun, representing a systematic collection of data or assessments.
根據調查,市場需求逐漸增加。
According to the survey, market demand is gradually increasing.
In this example, 調查 is again used as a noun, describing the act of investigating or gathering information in detail.