diào tiáo

transfer, move, change; tune

HSK 3 #400

DEFINITIONS

调 diào
  • to transfer
  • to move (troops or cadres)
  • to investigate
  • to enquire into
  • accent
  • view
  • argument
  • key (in music)
  • mode (music)
  • tune
  • tone
  • melody
调 tiáo
  • to harmonize
  • to reconcile
  • to blend
  • to suit well
  • to adjust
  • to regulate
  • to season (food)
  • to provoke
  • to incite

STROKES

WORDS

用 diào yòng to transfer (for a specific purpose); to allocate; (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
jī diào main key (of a musical composition); keynote (speech)
gāo diào high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile
节器 tiáo jié qì regulator
羹 tiáo gēng spoon
lùn diào argument; view (sometimes derogatory)
味品 tiáo wèi pǐn seasoning; flavoring
色 tiáo sè to blend colors; to mix colors
员 xié tiáo yuán coordinator
任 diào rèn to transfer; to move to another post
shàng tiáo to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
集 diào jí to summon; to muster; to assemble
派 diào pài to send on assignment; to deploy (troops)
jiè diào to temporarily transfer (personnel)
重弹 lǎo diào chóng tán to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
duì diào to swap places; to exchange roles
制解器 tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì modem
biàn diào tone sandhi; modified tone; (music) to change key; modulation
查表 diào chá biǎo questionnaire; inventory list; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
chōu diào to transfer (personnel or material)
咏叹 yǒng tàn diào aria
控 tiáo kòng to regulate; to control
理 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
笑 tiáo xiào to tease; to poke fun at
zhuǎn diào (music) to change key; modulation; (of an employee) to be transferred to another post