Character data

RADICAL ⾔ (149.8)

STROKES 15

SIMPLIFIED 调

調 diào tiáo

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate

調 diào	1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. tone 6. tune 7. melody 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. accent 11. view 12. argument
調 tiáo	1. to adjust 2. to regulate 3. to season (food) 4. to suit well 5. to blend 6. to harmonize 7. to reconcile 8. to provoke 9. to incite

Word	Meaning
上同調 shàng tóng diào	cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
上調 shàng tiáo	to adjust upwards; to raise (prices)
下調 xià diào	to demote; to pass down to a lower unit
下調 xià tiáo	to adjust downwards; to lower (prices, wages etc)
不協調 bù xié tiáo	uncoordinated; disharmony
不調和 bù tiáo hé	discord
中國地質調查局 zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú	China Geological Survey (CGS)
主調 zhǔ diào	a principal viewpoint; main point of an argument
九聲六調 jiǔ shēng liù diào	the nine tones and six tone patterns
人口調查 rén kǒu diào chá	census
低調 dī diào	low-key; low-profile; subdued
借調 jiè diào	to temporarily transfer (personnel)
出口調查 chū kǒu diào chá	exit poll
協調 xié tiáo	to coordinate; harmonious; to harmonize
協調世界時 xié tiáo shì jiè shí	Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
協調人 xié tiáo rén	coordinator
協調員 xié tiáo yuán	coordinator
南腔北調 nán qiāng běi diào	a regional accent
可調 kě tiáo	adjustable
同調 tóng diào	in agreement with; same tone
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 speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
唱高調兒 chàng gāo diào r	erhua variant of 唱高调chàng gāo diào
商調 shāng diào	to negotiate the transfer of personnel

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