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

bǐ diào (of writing) tone; style
弄 tiáo nòng to tease; to make fun of; to provoke; to stir up (trouble)
式 diào shì (musical) mode
查团 diào chá tuán investigating team
谐 tiáo xié harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver); to bring into harmony
门 diào mén melody; pitch or key (music); tone; style; point of view
门 tiáo mén valve
上同 shàng tóng diào cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
不协 bù xié tiáo uncoordinated; disharmony
和 bù tiáo hé discord
中国地质查局 zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú China Geological Survey (CGS)
zhǔ diào main point of an argument; a principal viewpoint
九声六 jiǔ shēng liù diào nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)
人口查 rén kǒu diào chá census
出口查 chū kǒu diào chá exit poll
世界时 xié tiáo shì jiè shí Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
人 xié tiáo rén coordinator
南腔北 nán qiāng běi diào a regional accent
kě tiáo adjustable
tóng diào same tone; in agreement with; homology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
呼吸节器 hū xī tiáo jié qì regulator (diving)
唱高儿 chàng gāo diào r erhua variant of 唱高調|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
shāng diào to negotiate the transfer of personnel
乏味 dān diào fá wèi monotonous; dull; tedious (idiom)
函数 huí diào hán shù callback (computing)