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身家調查

简身家调查 · 繁身家調查

Mandarin · pinyin shēn jiā diào chá

to do a background check on sb

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身: shēn · body; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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1–1–4–2 · shen1 jia1 diao4 cha2

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