調 diào tiáo

transfer, move, change; tune

DEFINITIONS

調 diào
  • to transfer
  • to move (troops or cadres)
  • to investigate
  • to enquire into
  • accent
  • view
  • argument
  • key (in music)
  • mode (music)
  • tune
  • tone
  • melody
調 tiáo
  • to harmonize
  • to reconcile
  • to blend
  • to suit well
  • to adjust
  • to regulate
  • to season (food)
  • to provoke
  • to incite

WORDS

上同調 shàng tóng diào cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
調 shàng tiáo to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
調 xià diào to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
調 xià tiáo to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)
不協調 bù xié tiáo uncoordinated; disharmony
調和 bù tiáo hé discord
中國地質調查局 zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú China Geological Survey (CGS)
調 zhǔ diào main point of an argument; a principal viewpoint
九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
人口調查 rén kǒu diào chá census
調 dī diào low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued; low-key; low-profile
調 jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel)
出口調查 chū kǒu diào chá exit poll
調 xié tiáo to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
調世界時 xié tiáo shì jiè shí Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
調人 xié tiáo rén coordinator
調員 xié tiáo yuán coordinator
南腔北調 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent
調 kě tiáo adjustable
調 tóng diào same tone; in agreement with; homology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
呼吸調節器 hū xī tiáo jié qì regulator (diving)
唱反調 chàng fǎn diào to express a different view; to take a different position
唱高調 chàng gāo diào to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
唱高調兒 chàng gāo diào r erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
調 shāng diào to negotiate the transfer of personnel
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