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

調勻 tiáo yún to blend (cooking); to mix evenly
調包 diào bāo see 掉包[diao4 bao1]
調升 diào shēng to promote
調升 tiáo shēng to adjust upward; to upgrade; (price) hike
調協 tiáo xié to harmonize; to match
調取 diào qǔ to obtain (information from an archive etc)
調味 tiáo wèi seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
調味劑 tiáo wèi jì flavoring agent
調味品 tiáo wèi pǐn seasoning; flavoring
調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
調味汁 tiáo wèi zhī dressing; sauce
調味肉汁 tiáo wèi ròu zhī gravy
調和 tiáo hé harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; to compromise; mediation; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate
調和分析 tiáo hé fēn xī harmonic analysis (math.)
調和平均數 tiáo hé píng jūn shù harmonic mean
調和振動 tiáo hé zhèn dòng harmonic oscillation
調唆 tiáo suō to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
調嘴 tiáo zuǐ to hold forth; to quibble
調嘴學舌 tiáo zuǐ xué shé to incite trouble between people (idiom)
調子 diào zi tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone
調幅 tiáo fú amplitude modulation (AM); size of an adjustment
調幹 diào gàn to reassign a cadre; to choose a worker to be promoted to cadre
調幹生 diào gàn shēng worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
調度 diào dù to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule; to manage; dispatcher; scheduler
調弄 tiáo nòng to tease; to make fun of; to provoke; to stir up (trouble)