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Meaning of 调

Pinyin tiáo、 diào

Radical

讠

Strokes

Definition

mode (music) / to move (troops) / tune / tone / melody / to transfer, harmonize / reconcile / blend / suit well / provoke / incite

Usage

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调 tiáo 1. To match or coordinate evenly and appropriately. 1. 搭配均匀，配合适当。 2. e.g., 风～雨顺。 (The wind and rain are coordinated.) 3. 饮食失～。 (Diet is unbalanced.) 2. To make something evenly proportioned or to harmonize. 1. 使搭配均匀，使协调。 2. e.g., ～配。 (Adjust proportions.) 3. ～味。 (Balance flavors.) 3. To mediate and reconcile (to resolve issues between parties). 1. 调停使和解。 2. e.g., ～停。 (Mediation.) 3. ～处。 (To settle a dispute.) 4. To adjust or refine. 1. 调剂。 2. e.g., 以临万货，以～盈虚。 (Adjust to balance supply and demand.) 5. To regulate for recovery or health. 1. 调理使康复。 2. e.g., ～养。 (Nurturing health.) 3. ～摄。 (Nourishment and care.) 6. To teach or train. 1. 调教；训练。 2. e.g., 有膂力，善～鹰隼。 (Able and skilled in training hawks.) 7. To tease or joke around. 1. 挑逗；戏弄。 2. e.g., ～笑。 (Teasingly laugh.) 3. 酒后相～。 (Teasing after drinking.) 调 tiáo 1. To adjust. 1. 调节 ([En.] adjust; regulate) 2. To tame or train. 1. 驯服;训练 ([En.] tame; train; drill) 3. To treat or recuperate. 1. 调治;调养 ([En.] recuperate under medical treatment) 4. To jeer at. 1. 嘲笑 ([En.] jeer at) 5. To blend. 1. 搀合 ([En.] blend) 6. To mix or stir. 1. 经搅拌、摇晃 ([En.] mix; stir) 7. To tune or adjust sound. 1. 调节音高 ([En.] tune) 调 diào 1. To select or promote. 1. 选拔或提拔官吏 ([En.] select or promote) 2. To requisition or allocate. 1. 征用，提取 ([En.] allocate; take over for use) 3. To transfer or shift. 1. 调动 ([En.] shift; transfer) 4. To turn or revolve. 1. 转动 ([En.] turn; revolve) 5. To calculate or survey. 1. 计算;调查 ([En.] calculate) 调 dào 1. To be harmonized in sound. 1. 声音调和;协调 ([En.] to be harmonized in sound) 2. Tone or pitch in music. 1. 曲调 ([En.] tune; melody) 调 zhōu 1. Morning. 1. 朝，早晨。通“朝” ([En.] morning) 2. Another reference to diào. 1. 另见 diào; zhōu.

调味 tiáo wèi

seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences

调和 tiáo hé

harmonious / to mediate / to reconcile / to compromise / mediation / to mix / to blend / blended / to season / seasoning / to placate

咏叹调 yǒng tàn diào

aria

调唆 tiáo suō

to provoke / to stir up (trouble) / to instigate

失调 shī tiáo

imbalance / to become dysfunctional / to lack proper care (after an illness etc)

单调 dān diào

monotonous

调味品厂 tiáo wèi pǐn chǎng

Spice Factory

调匀 tiáo yún

to blend (cooking) / to mix evenly

协调 xié tiáo

to coordinate / to harmonize / to fit together / to match (colors etc) / harmonious / concerted

强调 qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement) / to stress

调剂 tiáo jì

to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription

调戏 tiáo xì

to take liberties with a woman / to dally / to assail a woman with obscenities

抽调 chōu diào

to transfer (personnel or material)

抽样调查 chōu yàng diào chá

sampling survey / sample survey / sample investigation / spot check

调拨 tiáo bō

to sow discord

调控 tiáo kòng

to regulate / to control

调整 tiáo zhěng

to adjust / adjustment / revision / CL:個|个[ge4]

调查 diào chá

investigation / inquiry / to investigate / to survey / survey / (opinion) poll / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

曲调 qǔ diào

tune / melody

调档 diào dàng

to transfer a dossier / to consult a dossier

调停 tiáo tíng

to reconcile / to mediate / to bring warring parties to agreement / to arbitrate

陈词滥调 chén cí làn diào

cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype

滥调 làn diào

hackneyed talk / platitude

低调 dī diào

low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile

烹调 pēng tiáo

to cook / cooking

烹调法 pēng tiáo fǎ

cuisine

调皮 tiáo pí

naughty / mischievous / unruly

调研 diào yán

to investigate and research / research / investigation

空调 kōng tiáo

air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:臺|台[tai2]

调羹 tiáo gēng

spoon

腔调 qiāng diào

accent

油腔滑调 yóu qiāng huá diào

flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily

调侃 tiáo kǎn

to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat

调节 tiáo jié

to adjust / to regulate / to harmonize / to reconcile (accountancy etc)

调蓄 diào xù

regulation and storage

调虎离山 diào hǔ lí shān

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom) / to lure an enemy away from his territory

被调查者 bèi diào chá zhě

informant

调解 tiáo jiě

to mediate / to bring parties to an agreement

调动 diào dòng

to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play

调制 tiáo zhì

to concoct by mixing ingredients / to prepare according to a recipe / to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)

下调 xià diào

to demote / to pass down to a lower unit

调关镇 diào guān zhèn

Tiaoguan Town

声调 shēng diào

tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL:個|个[ge4]

调集 diào jí

to summon / to muster / to assemble

调谐 tiáo xié

harmonious / to adjust / to tune (e.g. wireless receiver) / to bring into harmony

谐调 xié diào

harmony

调遣 diào qiǎn

to dispatch / to assign / a dispatch

调兵遣将 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng

to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army / to send a team on a task

调阅 diào yuè

to access (a document) / to consult

调频 tiáo pín

frequency modulation / FM