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

調 dān diào monotonous
調乏味 dān diào fá wèi monotonous; dull; tedious (idiom)
調函數 huí diào hán shù callback (computing)
調 dì diào geological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
調 jī diào main key (of a musical composition); keynote (speech)
調 dà diào major key (in music)
調 shī diào out of tune (music)
調 shī tiáo imbalance; to become dysfunctional; to lack proper care (after an illness etc)
調電壓 shī tiáo diàn yā offset voltage
婚姻調解 hūn yīn tiáo jiě marriage counseling
調 zì diào tone of a character
宏觀調控 hóng guān tiáo kòng macro-control
調 dìng diào to set the tone
調子 dìng diào zi to set the tone
調 gōng diào modes of ancient Chinese music
射頻調諧器 shè pín tiáo xié qì RF tuner
調 duì diào to swap places; to exchange roles
調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre; minor key (in music)
調 chà diào (of a voice) husky; hoarse; affected; (music) to go off-key
市場調查 shì chǎng diào chá market research
調 dài diào to have a tone mark
調 qiáng diào to emphasize (a statement); to stress
調 wēi tiáo fine tuning; trimming
調 zhēng diào to conscript; to second (personnel); to requisition (supplies etc)
調 huī diào Anhui opera