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调

diào · diao/tiáo · tiao

Traditional 調

HSK 3

Meaning

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diào 調

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

tiáo 調

  1. to harmonize
  2. to reconcile
  3. to blend
  4. to suit well
  5. to adjust
  6. to regulate
  7. to season (food)
  8. to provoke
  9. to incite

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)冷(lěng)气(qì)调(tiáo)高(gāo)点(diǎn)。

Please turn up the AC a little bit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)的(de)调(diào)太(tài)高(gāo)，我(wǒ)唱(chàng)不(bu)上(shàng)去(qù)。

This song's key is too high; I can't sing it.

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