调 調
diào
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music)
Other reading: tiáo
to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke
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Characters
Examples
汤姆把电视调大声。
Tāng mǔ bǎ diàn shì diào dà shēng。
Tom turned up the TV.
请你把冷气调高点。
qǐng nǐ bǎ lěng qì diào gāo diǎn。
Please turn up the AC a little bit.
把电视声音调大点儿。
bǎ diàn shì shēng yīn diào dà diǎn r。
Turn up the TV.
Words with this character
调查 diào chá investigation调整 tiáo zhěng to adjust强调 qiáng diào to emphasize协调 xié tiáo to coordinate空调 kōng tiáo air conditioning低调 dī diào low pitch调节 tiáo jié to adjust调动 diào dòng to transfer调解 tiáo jiě to mediate调度 diào dù to dispatch调皮 tiáo pí naughty调研 diào yán to investigate and research单调 dān diào monotonous调料 tiáo liào condiment情调 qíng diào ambience调试 tiáo shì to debug高调 gāo diào high-sounding speech烹调 pēng tiáo to cook上调 shàng tiáo to raise调和 tiáo hé harmonious调侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule调剂 tiáo jì to adjust调控 tiáo kòng to regulate