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
請調 qǐng diào	to request a transfer
論調 lùn diào	view (sometimes derogatory); argument
變調 biàn diào	tone sandhi; modified tone; (music) to change key
變調夾 biàn diào jiā	capo
讕調 lán diào	slander; calumny; to accuse unjustly
走調 zǒu diào	out of tune; off-key
跑調 pǎo diào	to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
輿論調查 yú lùn diào chá	opinion poll
轉調 zhuǎn diào	(music) to change key; modulation
追蹤調查 zhuī zōng diào chá	follow-up study; investigative follow-up
速調管 sù tiáo guǎn	klystron, high frequency radio tube
連續變調 lián xù biàn diào	tone sandhi
野調無腔 yě diào wú qiāng	coarse in speech and manner
降調 jiàng diào	to demote; falling intonation (linguistics)
陳詞濫調 chén cí làn diào	cliché; commonplace; truism
電纜調制解調器 diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì	cable modem
音調 yīn diào	tone; pitch (of a musical note)
韻調 yùn diào	rhyme and tone; intonation
頻率調制 pín lǜ tiáo zhì	frequency modulation
風調 fēng diào	character (of a person, verse, object etc); style
風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn	favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
饒舌調唇 ráo shé tiáo chún	blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
高調 gāo diào	high-profile; high-sounding speech; bombast

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