Chinese Notes

调 (調) tiáo

tiáo verb to harmonize
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 1; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1, p. 452)
diào verb to transfer; to change job
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào v 1; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 1, p. 452; Unihan '調')
diào noun tune; tone
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
Notes: In the sense of 乐律 or 韻律 (Guoyu '調' diào n 1; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 2, p. 453; Unihan '調')
diào noun a stanza; a verse
Domain: Literature 文学
tiáo verb to twist threads together
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1b, p. 452)
tiáo verb to tame
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 2, p. 452)
tiáo verb to provoke
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 3a, p. 452)
tiáo verb to reconcile
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 和解 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 2; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1a, p. 452)
tiáo verb to be equal
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平均 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 3)
tiáo verb to blend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 混合 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 4)
tiáo verb to jeer; to mock; to ridicule
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 嘲笑 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 5; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 3, p. 452)
tiáo adjective normal; regular
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 正常 (Guoyu '調' tiáo adj)
diào verb to exchange
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 互換 (Guoyu '調' diào v 3)
diào verb to arrange; to plan; to set up
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 安排 (Guoyu '調' diào v 2; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 3, p. 453)
diào noun tone of voice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 3)
diào noun stress; emphasis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Emphasis when speaking (Guoyu '調' diào n 4)
diào noun idea; opinion
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 意见 (Guoyu '調' diào n 5)
diào noun personal style
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 6)
diào noun household tax
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 戶稅 (Guoyu '調' diào n 7)

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步调(步調) gait; marching order; step; pace
调味料(調味料) seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
声调(聲調) rising, falling, etc tones in spoken languages ; a tone [in poetry] ; a musical note ; [musical] harmony
速调管(速調管) klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
洋腔洋调(洋腔洋調) to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory)
民意调查(民意調查) opinion poll
可调(可調) adjustable
唱高调儿(唱高調兒) to sing the high part
调取(調取) to obtain (information from an archive etc)
句调(句調) the intonation of a sentence
强调(強調) to emphasize
调虎离山(調虎離山) to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains; to lure an enemy away from his territory
协调世界时(協調世界時) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ; Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
本底调查(本底調查) background investigation
调发(調發) to requisition; to dispatch
调和分析(調和分析) harmonic analysis
调羹(調羹) spoon
调律(調律) to tune (e.g. piano)
失调电压(失調電壓) offset voltage
走调(走調) out of tune; off-key
腔调(腔調) accent; tone of voice; stress ; tune; cadence
上调(上調) to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
暖调(暖調) warm tone; warm color
调和振动(調和振動) harmonic oscillation
调干生(調幹生) worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
情调(情調) sentiment; tone and mood; taste
野调无腔(野調無腔) coarse in speech and manner
音调(音調) tone; note
民调(民調) an opinion poll
蓝调(藍調) blues
韵调(韻調) rhyme and tone; intonation
调转(調轉) to reassign to a different job; to turn around; to change direction; to make a U turn
调频(調頻) frequency modulation; FM
宏观调控(宏觀調控) macro-control
对调(對調) to swap places; to exchange roles
调五声(調五聲) harmonize the five tones
调查员(調查員) investigator
上同调(上同調) cohomology
调回(調回) to recall
调味汁(調味汁) dressing; sauce
调笑(調笑) to tease; to poke fun at
调养(調養) to take care of (somebody's health); to nurse
调料(調料) condiment; seasoning; flavoring
调值(調值) pitch of tones
调制(調製) to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
抽调 to transfer (people or goods) ; to transfer (personnel or material)
手眼协调(手眼協調) hand-eye coordination
调度(調度) to dispatch; to schedule ; dispatcher; scheduling ; to managd ; to adjust

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卷一百四十二志第九十五樂十七 Volume 142 Treatises 95: Music 17 History of Song 宋史 — count: 117
卷九十九　志第四十七: 　兵二 Volume 99 Treatises 52: Military 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 45
卷一百三十一志第八十四樂六 Volume 131 Treatises 84: Music 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
卷九十志第六十六兵二 Volume 90 Treatises 66: Military 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 42
卷一百二十六志第七十九樂一 Volume 126 Treatises 79: Music 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 34
卷15　志第10 音樂下 Volume 15 Treatises 10: Music 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 31
卷一百四十五志7: 樂志下 Volume 145: Treatises 7 Music 2 Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 29
卷109 樂志五 Volume 109 Treatise 5: Music Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 29
卷14　志第9　音樂中 Volume 14 Treatises 9: Music 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 27
卷三百一十列傳第一百九十八土司 Volume 310 Biographies 198: Tribal Headmen History of Ming 明史 — count: 27

Collocations

调一 (調一) 夫有改調一弦 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷六　覽冥訓 Chapter 6: Observing the Obscure — count: 4
能调 (能調) 夫五音不同聲而能調 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 4
调阴阳 (調陰陽) 調陰陽 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十　泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage — count: 4
不能调 (不能調) 不能調通民利 — Guanzi 管子, 國蓄第七十三 Chapter 73: State Reserves — count: 3
心调 (心調) 禦心調乎馬 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四　詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 3
不和调 (不和調) 兄弟不和調 — Mozi 墨子, 卷四兼愛中 Book 4 - Universal Love II — count: 3
调齐 (調齊) 以調齊之 — Xunzi 荀子, 富國篇第十 Chapter 10: Enriching the State — count: 3
调竽 (調竽) 調竽笙篪簧 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — count: 3
调通 (調通) 不能調通民利 — Guanzi 管子, 國蓄第七十三 Chapter 73: State Reserves — count: 2
调五味 (調五味) 能調五味者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五　兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 2