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diào
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6075515)

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Words Containing 调

笔调
bǐ diào

(of writing) tone

调换
diào huàn

to exchange

野调无腔
yě diào wú qiāng

coarse in speech and manner

调门
tiáo mén

valve

民意调查
mín yì diào chá

opinion poll

抽调
chōu diào

to transfer (personnel or material)

带调
dài diào

to have a tone mark

调教
tiáo jiào

to instruct

请调
qǐng diào

to request a transfer

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

市场调查
shì chǎng diào chá

market research

本底调查
běn dǐ diào chá

background investigation

曲调
qǔ diào

tune

背调
bèi diào

to conduct a background check

升调
shēng diào

to promote to a higher post

调配
tiáo pèi

to blend (colors, herbs); to mix

怪腔怪调
guài qiāng guài diào

strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing

调节
tiáo jié

to adjust

调适
tiáo shì

to adapt (to an environment etc)

调焦
tiáo jiāo

to focus

调发
diào fā

to requisition

调制
tiáo zhì

to modulate; modulation

调光器
tiáo guāng qì

dimmer

调号
diào hào

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

调养
tiáo yǎng

to take care of (sb's health)

调速
tiáo sù

to adjust the speed

咏叹调
yǒng tàn diào

aria

浮力调整装置
fú lì tiáo zhěng zhuāng zhì

BCD

呼吸调节器
hū xī tiáo jié qì

regulator (diving)

调集
diào jí

to summon

调子
diào zi

tune

美国地质调查局
měi guó dì zhì diào chá jú

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

调料
tiáo liào

condiment

调味料
tiáo wèi liào

seasoning

调戏
tiáo xì

to take liberties with a woman

调和分析
tiáo hé fēn xī

harmonic analysis (math.)

调控
tiáo kòng

to regulate

调值
diào zhí

pitch of tones

调停者
tiáo tíng zhě

mediator

变调夹
biàn diào jiā

capo

有腔调
yǒu qiāng diào

classy

步调
bù diào

step

高调
gāo diào

high-sounding speech

调查核实
diào chá hé shí

to investigate

调研
diào yán

to investigate and research

油腔滑调
yóu qiāng huá diào

flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech)

浮力调整背心
fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn

BCD

调头
diào tou

tone (of voice)

上调
shàng tiáo

to raise (prices)

调和平均数
tiáo hé píng jūn shù

harmonic mean

调兵山
diào bīng shān

Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling

蒸发空调
zhēng fā kōng tiáo

evaporative air conditioner

回调
huí diào

callback (computing)

调升
diào shēng

to promote

前调
qián diào

(perfumery) top note

调整
tiáo zhěng

to adjust

烹调
pēng tiáo

to cook

调车场
diào chē chǎng

(railroad) classification yard; marshalling yard; shunting yard

岔调
chà diào

(of a voice) husky

调停
tiáo tíng

to reconcile

调职
diào zhí

to be transferred to another post

调准
tiáo zhǔn

to adjust to the right value

中国地质调查局
zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú

China Geological Survey (CGS)

身家调查
shēn jiā diào chá

to do a background check on sb

对调
duì diào

to swap places

调查表
diào chá biǎo

questionnaire

招聘协调人
zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén

recruiting coordinator

调防
diào fáng

to relieve a garrison

调配
diào pèi

to allocate

调遣
diào qiǎn

to dispatch

调拨
tiáo bō

to sow discord

调匀
tiáo yún

to blend (cooking)

调羹
tiáo gēng

spoon

调律
tiáo lǜ

to tune (e.g. piano)

调干
diào gàn

to reassign a cadre

调音
tiáo yīn

to tune (a musical instrument)

宫调
gōng diào

modes of ancient Chinese music

单调
dān diào

monotonous

跑调
pǎo diào

to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)

睡眠失调
shuì mián shī tiáo

sleep disorder

步调一致
bù diào yī zhì

to be united in action

调频
tiáo pín

frequency modulation

南腔北调
nán qiāng běi diào

a regional accent

出口调查
chū kǒu diào chá

exit poll

强调
qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

调价
tiáo jià

to raise or lower the price

调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān

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

大调
dà diào

major key (in music)

中调
zhōng diào

(perfumery) middle note

不协调
bù xié tiáo

uncoordinated

调剂
tiáo jì

to adjust

空调车
kōng tiáo chē

air conditioned vehicle

调查人员
diào chá rén yuán

investigator

饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

走调
zǒu diào

out of tune

母音调和
mǔ yīn tiáo hé

vowel harmony (in phonetics)

字调
zì diào

tone of a character

调查
diào chá

investigation

调味剂
tiáo wèi jì

flavoring agent

调研人员
tiáo yán rén yuán

research workers

风调
fēng diào

character (of a person, verse, object etc)

主调
zhǔ diào

main point of an argument

调档
diào dàng

to transfer a dossier

细调
xì diào

to fine tune

调用
diào yòng

to transfer (for a specific purpose)

众口难调
zhòng kǒu nán tiáo

it's difficult to please everyone (idiom)

情调
qíng diào

sentiment

空调
kōng tiáo

air conditioning

烹调术
pēng tiáo shù

cookery

调查团
diào chá tuán

investigating team

调幅
tiáo fú

amplitude modulation (AM)

旧调子
jiù diào zi

fig. conservative opinion

频率调制
pín lǜ tiáo zhì

frequency modulation

协调人
xié tiáo rén

coordinator

婚姻调解
hūn yīn tiáo jiě

marriage counseling

暖调
nuǎn diào

warm tone

调入
diào rù

to bring in

调制解调器
tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

modem

回调函数
huí diào hán shù

callback function (computing)

下调
xià tiáo

to adjust downwards

语调
yǔ diào

intonation

小调
xiǎo diào

xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre

调包
diào bāo

see 掉包[diào bāo]

借调
jiè diào

to temporarily transfer (personnel)

调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì

to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)

解调
jiě tiáo

demodulation

宏观调控
hóng guān tiáo kòng

macro-control

协调世界时
xié tiáo shì jiè shí

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

失调
shī tiáo

imbalance

谰调
lán diào

slander

调皮
tiáo pí

naughty

韵调
yùn diào

rhyme and tone

异国情调
yì guó qíng diào

exoticism

时调
shí diào

regional folk song popular during a certain period of time

调任
diào rèn

to transfer

调味品
tiáo wèi pǐn

seasoning

调转
diào zhuǎn

to reassign sb to a different job

调挡
tiáo dǎng

gear shift

中央空调
zhōng yāng kōng tiáo

central air conditioning

调和
tiáo hé

harmonious

联邦调查局
lián bāng diào chá jú

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng

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

商调
shāng diào

to negotiate the transfer of personnel

调解
tiáo jiě

to mediate

查调
chá diào

to obtain (information) from a database etc

调谑
tiáo xuè

to make fun of

调唆
tiáo suō

to provoke

调味肉汁
tiáo wèi ròu zhī

gravy

调取
diào qǔ

to obtain (information from an archive etc)

特调
tè tiáo

special blend; house blend

协调员
xié tiáo yuán

coordinator

调节器
tiáo jié qì

regulator

调干生
diào gàn shēng

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

调笑
tiáo xiào

to tease

调升
tiáo shēng

to adjust upward

单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi

monotonous

变调
biàn diào

tone sandhi

舆论调查
yú lùn diào chá

opinion poll

音调
yīn diào

pitch of voice (high or low)

微调
wēi tiáo

fine tuning

调兵山市
diào bīng shān shì

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

调皮捣蛋
tiáo pí dǎo dàn

naughty

调嘴
tiáo zuǐ

to quibble

腔调
qiāng diào

a tune

空气调节
kōng qì tiáo jié

air conditioning

失调
shī diào

out of tune (music)

调派
diào pài

to send on assignment

搭调
dā diào

to match

调摄
tiáo shè

(literary) to nurse to health; to recuperate

调和振动
tiáo hé zhèn dòng

harmonic oscillation

联调联试
lián tiáo lián shì

debugging and commissioning

调谐
tiáo xié

harmonious

人口调查
rén kǒu diào chá

census

徽调
huī diào

Anhui opera

调情
tiáo qíng

to flirt

调查者
diào chá zhě

investigator

协调
xié tiáo

to coordinate

下调
xià diào

to demote

调拨
diào bō

to send (products)

调色板
tiáo sè bǎn

palette

陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào

cliché

琴瑟不调
qín sè bù tiáo

out of tune

调相
tiáo xiàng

phase modulation

射频调谐器
shè pín tiáo xié qì

RF tuner

定调
dìng diào

to set the tone

调药刀
tiáo yào dāo

spatula

失调电压
shī tiáo diàn yā

offset voltage

追踪调查
zhuī zōng diào chá

follow-up study

调查员
diào chá yuán

investigator

降调
jiàng diào

falling intonation (linguistics)

论调
lùn diào

argument

唱反调
chàng fǎn diào

to express a different view

转调
zhuǎn diào

(music) to change key

调降
tiáo jiàng

to reduce

移调
yí diào

to transpose (music)

色调
sè diào

hue

提调
tí diào

to supervise (troops)

声调轮廓
shēng diào lún kuò

tone contour

调制波
tiáo zhì bō

modulated wave (elec.)

调试
tiáo shì

to debug

调度
diào dù

to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)

可调
kě tiáo

adjustable

调式
diào shì

(musical) mode

调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé

to incite trouble between people (idiom)

调理
tiáo lǐ

to nurse one's health

声调
shēng diào

tone

不调和
bù tiáo hé

discord

低调
dī diào

low pitch

调资
tiáo zī

wage adjustment

后调
hòu diào

(perfumery) base note

连续变调
lián xù biàn diào

tone sandhi

声调语言
shēng diào yǔ yán

tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese)

调动
diào dòng

to transfer

调阅
diào yuè

to access (a document)

冲调
chōng tiáo

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

调酒
tiáo jiǔ

to mix drinks

调迁
diào qiān

to transfer

调色
tiáo sè

to blend colors

手眼协调
shǒu yǎn xié tiáo

hand-eye coordination

调查结果
diào chá jié guǒ

results (of an investigation, poll)

调变
tiáo biàn

modulation

格调
gé diào

style (of art or literature)

调休
tiáo xiū

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

民调
mín diào

opinion poll

风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn

favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops

调门
diào mén

melody

尽职调查
jìn zhí diào chá

due diligence (law)

思觉失调
sī jué shī tiáo

psychosis

唱高调
chàng gāo diào

to sing the high part

调训
tiáo xùn

to train

调酒器
tiáo jiǔ qì

(cocktail) shaker

蓝调
lán diào

blues (music)

调赴
diào fù

to dispatch (troops to the front)

滥调
làn diào

hackneyed talk

洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào

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

征调
zhēng diào

to conscript

调侃
tiáo kǎn

to ridicule

调协
tiáo xié

to harmonize

定调子
dìng diào zi

to set the tone

调酒师
tiáo jiǔ shī

bartender

调味
tiáo wèi

seasoning

调弄
tiáo nòng

to tease

认知失调
rèn zhī shī tiáo

cognitive dissonance

调驯
tiáo xùn

to look after and train (animals)

速调管
sù tiáo guǎn

klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)

背景调查
bèi jǐng diào chá

background check

九声六调
jiǔ shēng liù diào

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

调味汁
tiáo wèi zhī

dressing

基调
jī diào

main key (of a musical composition)

电缆调制解调器
diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì

cable modem