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盡職調查

简尽职调查 · 繁盡職調查

Mandarin · pinyin jìn zhí diào chá

(law) due diligence

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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
职: zhí · duty, profession; office, post
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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4–2–4–2 · jin4 zhi2 diao4 cha2

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noun

(law) due diligence

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