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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.move; shift; transfer; allocate; ask for; exchange
我们只能把那个学生调到慢班。
We had to move that student down to an easier class.
她被调到这个小组来了。
She has been transferred to this group.
调来一批钢材给我们。
A batch of rolled steel was allocated to us.
- 2
v.investigate; enquire into
内查外调
make investigations into both within and outside an organization
调查
investigate
函调
investigate through correspondence
- 3
n.tune; air; melody
老调重弹
strike up an old tune
曲调
There was something rather wistful about the sad little tune
调子
tune
- 4
n.key
G大调
G major key
小调
minor
- 5
n.accent
南腔北调
(speak with) a mixed accent
这人说话的调有点儿特别。
This person speaks with a peculiar accent.
腔调
accent
- 6
n.opinion; argument; view
这两个人的意见是一个调。
The two of them have the same view.
- 7
n.tone
调类
tone category
调号
tone mark
Words and phrases with 调
- 调拨计划[word]appropriation plan
- 调回[word]recall
- 调度员[word]dispatcher
- 调包[word]stealthily substitute one thing for another
- 调拨[word]allocate and transfer; assign
- 调遣[word]transfer
- 调查报告[word]investigation/research report; report
- 调查范围[word]field of investigation
- 调派[word]assign
- 调虎离山[idiom]lure the tiger out of the mountain
- 调兵遣将[idiom]deploy forces; muster and organize manpower
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "diào", it means "actions and behaviors that are related to transfer or investigation", such as "调动". When pronounced as "tiáo", it has three meanings, "harmonious", such as "协调", "adjust or reconcile", such as "调节", "tease or incite", such as "调戏" and "调唆".