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调

diàoㄉㄧㄠˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: ĐIỆU

Traditional: 調

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaningdiào(verb, noun)

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody

Read diào in 调查 (survey), 声调 (tone), 调动 (transfer).

Examples

  • 他被调到北京工作了。

    tā bèi tiáo dào běi jīng gōng zuò le.

    He was transferred to work in Beijing.

  • 汉语普通话有四个声调。

    hàn yǔ pǔ tōng huà yǒu sì gè shēng diào.

    Mandarin Chinese has four tones.

  • 这首歌的调太高了，我唱不上去。

    zhè shǒu gē de tiáo tài gāo le, wǒ chàng bú shàng qù.

    The key of this song is too high for me.

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Meaningtiáo(verb, noun)

to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite

Read tiáo in 空调 (air conditioner), 调整 (adjust), 调皮 (naughty).

Examples

  • 你能把空调调低一点吗？

    nǐ néng bǎ kōng tiáo tiáo dī yì diǎn ma?

    Can you turn the air conditioner down a bit?

  • 我把手机调成静音了。

    wǒ bǎ shǒu jī tiáo chéng jìng yīn le.

    I've put my phone on silent.

  • 妈妈正在调饺子馅。

    mā ma zhèng zài tiáo jiǎo zǐ xiàn.

    Mom is mixing the dumpling filling.

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Stroke order

ĐIỀU · 10 strokes

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody

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