diào

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Definitions

  1. 1. to transfer
  2. 2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3. to investigate
  4. 4. to enquire into
  5. 5. accent
  6. 6. view
  7. 7. argument
  8. 8. key (in music)
  9. 9. mode (music)
  10. 10. tune
  11. 11. tone
  12. 12. melody

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Words Containing 调

上调
shàng tiáo

to raise (prices)

下调
xià diào

to demote

下调
xià tiáo

to adjust downwards

低调
dī diào

low pitch

协调
xié tiáo

to coordinate

单调
dān diào

monotonous

强调
qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

情调
qíng diào

sentiment

烹调
pēng tiáo

to cook

空调
kōng tiáo

air conditioning

声调
shēng diào

tone

调侃
tiáo kǎn

to ridicule

调剂
tiáo jì

to adjust

调动
diào dòng

to transfer

调和
tiáo hé

harmonious

调度
diào dù

to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)

调控
tiáo kòng

to regulate

调整
tiáo zhěng

to adjust

调料
tiáo liào

condiment

调查
diào chá

investigation

调皮
tiáo pí

naughty

调研
diào yán

to investigate and research

调节
tiáo jié

to adjust

调解
tiáo jiě

to mediate

调试
tiáo shì

to debug

高调
gāo diào

high-sounding speech

不协调
bù xié tiáo

uncoordinated

不调和
bù tiáo hé

discord

中国地质调查局
zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú

China Geological Survey (CGS)

中央空调
zhōng yāng kōng tiáo

central air conditioning

中调
zhōng diào

(perfumery) middle note

主调
zhǔ diào

main point of an argument

九声六调
jiǔ shēng liù diào

nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages)

人口调查
rén kǒu diào chá

census

借调
jiè diào

to temporarily transfer (personnel)

先天不足,后天失调
xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life

出口调查
chū kǒu diào chá

exit poll

前调
qián diào

(perfumery) top note

升调
shēng diào

to promote to a higher post

协调世界时
xié tiáo shì jiè shí

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

协调人
xié tiáo rén

coordinator

协调员
xié tiáo yuán

coordinator

南腔北调
nán qiāng běi diào

a regional accent

可调
kě tiáo

adjustable

呼吸调节器
hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

唱反调
chàng fǎn diào

to express a different view

唱高调
chàng gāo diào

to sing the high part

商调
shāng diào

to negotiate the transfer of personnel

单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi

monotonous

回调
huí diào

callback (computing)

回调函数
huí diào hán shù

callback function (computing)

基调
jī diào

main key (of a musical composition)

大调
dà diào

major key (in music)

失调
shī diào

out of tune (music)

失调
shī tiáo

imbalance

失调电压
shī tiáo diàn yā

offset voltage

婚姻调解
hūn yīn tiáo jiě

marriage counseling

字调
zì diào

tone of a character

宏观调控
hóng guān tiáo kòng

macro-control

定调
dìng diào

to set the tone

定调子
dìng diào zi

to set the tone

宫调
gōng diào

modes of ancient Chinese music

射频调谐器
shè pín tiáo xié qì

RF tuner

对调
duì diào

to swap places

小调
xiǎo diào

xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre

岔调
chà diào

(of a voice) husky

市场调查
shì chǎng diào chá

market research

带调
dài diào

to have a tone mark

后调
hòu diào

(perfumery) base note

微调
wēi tiáo

fine tuning

征调
zhēng diào

to conscript

徽调
huī diào

Anhui opera

思觉失调
sī jué shī tiáo

psychosis

怪腔怪调
guài qiāng guài diào

strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing

手眼协调
shǒu yǎn xié tiáo

hand-eye coordination

抽调
chōu diào

to transfer (personnel or material)

招聘协调人
zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén

recruiting coordinator

提调
tí diào

to supervise (troops)

搭调
dā diào

to match

时调
shí diào

regional folk song popular during a certain period of time

暖调
nuǎn diào

warm tone

曲调
qǔ diào

tune

有腔调
yǒu qiāng diào

classy

本底调查
běn dǐ diào chá

background investigation

查调
chá diào

to obtain (information) from a database etc

格调
gé diào

style (of art or literature)

步调
bù diào

step

步调一致
bù diào yī zhì

to be united in action

母音调和
mǔ yīn tiáo hé

vowel harmony (in phonetics)

民意调查
mín yì diào chá

opinion poll

民调
mín diào

opinion poll

冲调
chōng tiáo

to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc

油腔滑调
yóu qiāng huá diào

flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)

洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào

to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)

浮力调整背心
fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn

BCD

浮力调整装置
fú lì tiáo zhěng zhuāng zhì

BCD

滥调
làn diào

hackneyed talk

烹调术
pēng tiáo shù

cookery

特调
tè tiáo

special blend; house blend

琴瑟不调
qín sè bù tiáo

out of tune

异国情调
yì guó qíng diào

exoticism

尽职调查
jìn zhí diào chá

due diligence (law)

众口难调
zhòng kǒu nán tiáo

it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)

睡眠失调
shuì mián shī tiáo

sleep disorder

移调
yí diào

to transpose (music)

空气调节
kōng qì tiáo jié

air conditioning

空调车
kōng tiáo chē

air conditioned vehicle

笔调
bǐ diào

(of writing) tone

细调
xì diào

to fine tune

美国地质调查局
měi guó dì zhì diào chá jú

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

联调联试
lián tiáo lián shì

debugging and commissioning

联邦调查局
lián bāng diào chá jú

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

声调语言
shēng diào yǔ yán

tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)

声调轮廓
shēng diào lún kuò

tone contour

背景调查
bèi jǐng diào chá

background check

背调
bèi diào

to conduct a background check

腔调
qiāng diào

a tune

旧调子
jiù diào zi

fig. conservative opinion

色调
sè diào

hue

蒸发空调
zhēng fā kōng tiáo

evaporative air conditioner

蓝调
lán diào

blues (music)

解调
jiě tiáo

demodulation

咏叹调
yǒng tàn diào

aria

认知失调
rèn zhī shī tiáo

cognitive dissonance

语调
yǔ diào

intonation

调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì

to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)

调任
diào rèn

to transfer

调休
tiáo xiū

to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday

调值
diào zhí

pitch of tones

调停
tiáo tíng

to reconcile

调停者
tiáo tíng zhě

mediator

调价
tiáo jià

to raise or lower the price

调光器
tiáo guāng qì

dimmer

调入
diào rù

to bring in

调兵山
diào bīng shān

Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling

调兵山市
diào bīng shān shì

Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning

调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng

to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army

调制
tiáo zhì

to modulate; modulation

调制波
tiáo zhì bō

modulated wave (elec.)

调制解调器
tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

modem

调匀
tiáo yún

to blend (cooking)

调包
diào bāo

see 掉包[diào bāo]

调升
diào shēng

to promote

调升
tiáo shēng

to adjust upward

调协
tiáo xié

to harmonize

调取
diào qǔ

to obtain (information from an archive etc)

调味
tiáo wèi

seasoning

调味剂
tiáo wèi jì

flavoring agent

调味品
tiáo wèi pǐn

seasoning

调味料
tiáo wèi liào

seasoning

调味汁
tiáo wèi zhī

dressing

调味肉汁
tiáo wèi ròu zhī

gravy

调和分析
tiáo hé fēn xī

harmonic analysis (math.)

调和平均数
tiáo hé píng jūn shù

harmonic mean

调和振动
tiáo hé zhèn dòng

harmonic oscillation

调唆
tiáo suō

to provoke

调嘴
tiáo zuǐ

to quibble

调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé

to incite trouble between people (idiom)

调子
diào zi

tune

调幅
tiáo fú

amplitude modulation (AM)

调干
diào gàn

to reassign a cadre

调干生
diào gàn shēng

worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling

调弄
tiáo nòng

to tease

调式
diào shì

(musical) mode

调律
tiáo lǜ

to tune (e.g. piano)

调情
tiáo qíng

to flirt

调戏
tiáo xì

to take liberties with a woman

调换
diào huàn

to exchange

调拨
diào bō

to send (products)

调拨
tiáo bō

to sow discord

调挡
tiáo dǎng

gear shift

调摄
tiáo shè

(literary) to nurse to health; to recuperate

调教
tiáo jiào

to instruct

调查人员
diào chá rén yuán

investigator

调查员
diào chá yuán

investigator

调查团
diào chá tuán

investigating team

调查核实
diào chá hé shí

to investigate

调查结果
diào chá jié guǒ

results (of an investigation, poll)

调查者
diào chá zhě

investigator

调查表
diào chá biǎo

questionnaire

调档
diào dàng

to transfer a dossier

调派
diào pài

to send on assignment

调准
tiáo zhǔn

to adjust to the right value

调焦
tiáo jiāo

to focus

调理
tiáo lǐ

to nurse one's health

调用
diào yòng

to transfer (for a specific purpose)

调发
diào fā

to requisition

调皮捣蛋
tiáo pí dǎo dàn

naughty

调相
tiáo xiàng

phase modulation

调研人员
tiáo yán rén yuán

research workers

调笑
tiáo xiào

to tease

调节器
tiáo jié qì

regulator

调羹
tiáo gēng

spoon

调职
diào zhí

to be transferred to another post

调色
tiáo sè

to blend colors

调色板
tiáo sè bǎn

palette

调药刀
tiáo yào dāo

spatula

调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)

调号
diào hào

tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à)

调训
tiáo xùn

to train