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diào

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diào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
diào | diao4
English translation
to transfer
to move (troops or cadres)
to investigate
to enquire into
accent
view
argument
key (in music)
mode (music)
tune
tone
melody
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tiáo | tiao2
English translation
to harmonize
to reconcile
to blend
to suit well
to season (food)
to provoke
to incite

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About diào

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

調 diào

Contains the radical

yán

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of diào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

讠周

Semantic compound

yán

Phonetic compound

Zhōu

Explanation

Simplified form of 調 diào . Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and Zhōu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using diào

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zhè liè 火车 huǒ chē zài 约克 Yuē kè shì 调动 diàodòng 车厢 chēxiāng 分途行驶 xíng shǐ .

The train divides at York.

yòng 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ bǎn 制作 zhìzuò shì jiān jiē yóu qíng piān lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

Solid polyester version is direct female slice of seihan without intermediate step.

紫苏 zǐ sū Chéng 碎片 suì piàn Jiā dào 调料 tiáoliào .

Tear fresh basil into pieces and add it to the sauce.

美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

考利 áng 老头子 lǎo tóu zi 亲手 qīn shǒu 调制 tiáo zhì 饮料 yǐnliào , gěi 每人 měi rén le bēi .

Don Corleone himself mixed drinks and brought one to each man.

Words with diào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
调查 diàochá inquiry調查
调整 tiáozhěng to adjust調整
diào to transfer調 diào
强调 qiángdiào to stress強調
协调 xiétiáo to coordinate協調
空调 kōngtiáo air conditioning空調
调节 tiáojié to adjust調節
低调 dī diào low pitch低調
调情 tiáo qíng to flirt調情
调控 tiáo kòng to regulate調控
调动 diàodòng to transfer調動
调研 diào yán research調研
宏观调控 hóng guān tiáo kòng macro-control宏觀調控
上调 shàng tiáo to raise (prices)上調
调解 tiáojiě to mediate調解
调味 tiáo wèi seasoning調味
下调 xià diào to demote下調
调头 diào tóu tune調頭
调度 diào dù to schedule調度
调皮 tiáopí naughty調皮
失调 shī diào imbalance失調
调戏 tiáo xì to dally調戲
单调 dāndiào monotonous單調
调料 tiáoliào condiment調料

diào Decomposition & Compounds

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diào Decomposition

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