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

思覺失調 sī jué shī tiáo psychosis
怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
調 qíng diào sentiment; tone and mood; taste
手眼協調 shǒu yǎn xié tiáo hand-eye coordination
調 chōu diào to transfer (personnel or material)
招聘協調人 zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén recruiting coordinator
調 tí diào to supervise (troops); to appoint (officers); to select and assign
調 dā diào to match; in tune; reasonable
調 shēng diào rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
調 shí diào regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
調 nuǎn diào warm tone; warm color
調 qǔ diào tune; melody
本底調查 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation
調 chá diào to obtain (information) from a database etc
調 gé diào style (of art or literature); form; one's work style; moral character
檢警調 jiǎn jǐng diào (Tw) public prosecutors, the police, and the Investigation Bureau (abbr. for 檢察官、警察、調查局|检察官、警察、调查局[jian3 cha2 guan1 , jing3 cha2 , diao4 cha2 ju2])
調 bù diào gait; marching order; step; pace
調一致 bù diào yī zhì to be united in action
母音調和 mǔ yīn tiáo hé vowel harmony (in phonetics)
民意調查 mín yì diào chá opinion poll
調 mín diào opinion poll
調 chōng tiáo to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech); glib-tongued; oily
洋腔洋調 yáng qiāng yáng diào to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
浮力調整背心 fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn BCD; Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)