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

調資 tiáo zī wage adjustment; to raise or lower wages
調赴 diào fù to dispatch (troops to the front)
調轉 diào zhuǎn to reassign sb to a different job; to turn around; to change direction; to make a U turn
調速 tiáo sù to adjust the speed
調遣 diào qiǎn to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch
調適 tiáo shì to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive
調遷 diào qiān to transfer; to move; to shift
調配 diào pèi to allocate; to deploy
調配 tiáo pèi to blend (colors, herbs); to mix
調酒 tiáo jiǔ to mix drinks; cocktail
調酒器 tiáo jiǔ qì (cocktail) shaker
調酒師 tiáo jiǔ shī bartender
調門 diào mén melody; pitch or key (music); tone; style; point of view
調門 tiáo mén valve
調門兒 diào mén r erhua variant of 調門|调门[diao4 men2]
調閱 diào yuè to access (a document); to consult
調防 diào fáng to relieve a garrison
調降 tiáo jiàng (Tw) to lower (prices, interest rates etc); to reduce; to cut
調集 diào jí to summon; to muster; to assemble
調音 tiáo yīn to tune (a musical instrument)
調頭 diào tóu variant of 掉頭|掉头[diao4 tou2]
調頭 diào tou tone (of voice); tune
調頻 tiáo pín frequency modulation; FM
調養 tiáo yǎng to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
調馴 tiáo xùn to look after and train (animals)