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

調式 diào shì (musical) mode
調律 tiáo lǜ to tune (e.g. piano)
調情 tiáo qíng to flirt
調戲 tiáo xì to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
調控 tiáo kòng to regulate; to control
調換 diào huàn to exchange; to change places; to swap
調撥 diào bō to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods)
調撥 tiáo bō to sow discord
調擋 tiáo dǎng gear shift
調攝 tiáo shè to nurse to health; to recuperate
調教 tiáo jiào to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise (livestock)
調整 tiáo zhěng to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
調料 tiáo liào condiment; seasoning; flavoring
調查 diào chá investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
調查人員 diào chá rén yuán investigator
調查員 diào chá yuán investigator
調查團 diào chá tuán investigating team
調查核實 diào chá hé shí to investigate; investigation; fact-checking
調查結果 diào chá jié guǒ results (of an investigation, poll)
調查者 diào chá zhě investigator
調查表 diào chá biǎo questionnaire; inventory list; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
調檔 diào dàng to transfer a dossier; to consult a dossier
調派 diào pài to send on assignment; to deploy (troops)
調準 tiáo zhǔn to adjust to the right value; to tune; to focus (a camera etc); to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
調焦 tiáo jiāo to focus