调 (調) tiáo

1. tiáo verb to harmonize
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 1; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1, p. 452)
2. 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')
3. 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')
4. diào noun a stanza; a verse
   Domain: Literature 文学
   
5. tiáo verb to twist threads together
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1b, p. 452)
6. tiáo verb to tame
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 2, p. 452)
7. tiáo verb to provoke
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 3a, p. 452)
8. 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)
9. tiáo verb to be equal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 平均 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 3)
10. tiáo verb to blend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 混合 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 4)
11. 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)
12. tiáo adjective normal; regular
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正常 (Guoyu '調' tiáo adj)
13. diào verb to exchange
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 互換 (Guoyu '調' diào v 3)
14. 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)
15. diào noun tone of voice
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 3)
16. diào noun stress; emphasis
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Emphasis when speaking (Guoyu '調' diào n 4)
17. diào noun idea; opinion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 意见 (Guoyu '調' diào n 5)
18. diào noun personal style
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 6)
19. 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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• 调息法(調息法) Pranayama
• 调准(調準) to adjust to the right value; to tune; to focus (a camera etc); to set (the date, the time) to the correct value
• 调味肉汁(調味肉汁) gravy
• 细调(細調) to fine tune
• 调酒师(調酒師) bartender
• 调入(調入) to bring in; to call in; to transfer (a person, data); (computing) to call; to load (a subroutine etc)
• 声调轮廓(聲調輪廓) tone contour
• 上同调(上同調) cohomology
• 色调(色調) hue
• 高调(高調) high-sounding speech; bombast; high-profile
• 调唆(調唆) to provoke; to stir up (trouble); to instigate
• 调子(調子) tone; note ; intonation ; cadence ; contrast
• 论调(論調) argument; view (sometimes derogatory)
• 调赴(調赴) to dispatch (troops to the front)
• 调查团(調查團) investigating team
• 律吕调阳(律呂調陽) scale in harmony with sun and spheres
• 调发(調發) to requisition; to dispatch
• 小调(小調) xiaodiao ; minor key
• 调度(調度) to dispatch; to schedule ; dispatcher; scheduling ; to managd ; to adjust
• 调幅(調幅) amplitude modulation (AM); size of an adjustment
• 调摄(調攝) to nurse to health; to recuperate
• 调查结果(調查結果) results of an investigation
• 南腔北调(南腔北調) a regional accent
• 情调(情調) sentiment; tone and mood; taste
• 调酒器(調酒器) (cocktail) shaker
• 唱高调儿(唱高調兒) to sing the high part
• 调干生(調幹生) worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
• 调档(調檔) to transfer a dossier; to consult a dossier
• 调和分析(調和分析) harmonic analysis
• 调干(調幹) to reassign a cadre; to choose a worker to be promoted to cadre
• 认知失调(認知失調) cognitive dissonance
• 琴瑟不调(琴瑟不調) out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
• 调味料(調味料) seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences
• 对调(對調) to swap places; to exchange roles
• 格调(格調) style; form; moral character
• 调谐(調諧) harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver); to bring into harmony
• 调教(調教) to instruct; to teach; to train; to raise
• 频率调制(頻率調制) frequency modulation
• 带调(帶調) to have a tone mark
• 九声六调(九聲六調) nine tones and six modes
• 强调(強調) to emphasize
• 单调乏味(單調乏味) monotonous; dull; tedious
• 连续变调(連續變調) tone sandhi
• 滥调(濫調) hackneyed talk; platitude
• 不调和(不調和) discord
• 调驯(調馴) to look after and train (animals)
• 舆论调查(輿論調查) opinion poll
• 失调(失調) imbalance ; out of tune
• 可调(可調) adjustable
• 调查(調查) to investigate; to inquire

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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

• 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
• 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
• 调齐 (調齊) 以調齊之 — Xunzi 荀子, 富國篇第十 Chapter 10: Enriching the State — 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 善调 (善調) 故師曠之欲善調鍾也 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十九　脩務訓 Chapter 19: Cultivation of Effort — count: 2
• 改调 (改調) 夫有改調一弦 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷六　覽冥訓 Chapter 6: Observing the Obscure — count: 2