调 (調) tiáo
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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
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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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- 调节(調節) to adjust; to regulate
- 调任(調任) to transfer; to move to another post
- 怪腔怪调(怪腔怪調) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
- 调制波(調制波) modulated wave (elec.)
- 调酒器(調酒器) (cocktail) shaker
- 思觉失调症(思覺失調症) schizophrenia
- 调弄(調弄) to tease; to make fun of; to provoke; to stir up (trouble)
- 调幅(調幅) amplitude modulation (AM); size of an adjustment
- 调节器(調節器) regulator
- 调药刀(調藥刀) spatula
- 征调(徵調) to requisition; to transfer
- 调值(調值) pitch of tones
- 调配(調配) to blend (colors, herbs); to mix
- 胶柱调瑟(膠柱調瑟) glue the stops for a lute and try to tune it
- 宫调(宮調) modes of music
- 协调人(協調人) coordinator
- 调兵遣将(調兵遣將) to move an army and send a general; to deploy an army; to send a team on a task
- 调料(調料) condiment; seasoning; flavoring
- 冲调(沖調) to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
- 调档(調檔) to transfer a dossier; to consult a dossier
- 格调(格調) style; form; moral character
- 才调(才調) talent
- 律吕调阳(律呂調陽) scale in harmony with sun and spheres
- 检警调(檢警調) public prosecutors, the police, and the Investigation Bureau
- 请调(請調) to request a transfer
- 妖调(妖調) pretty and flirtatious
- 调挡(調擋) gear shift
- 调制(調製) to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
- 基调(基調) main key (of a musical composition); keynote (speech)
- 调酒师(調酒師) bartender
- 协调员(協調員) coordinator
- 失调(失調) imbalance ; out of tune
- 主调(主調) main point of an argument
- 调嘴学舌(調嘴學舌) to incite trouble between people
- 韵调(韻調) rhyme and tone; intonation
- 调价(調價) to raise or lower the price; price adjustment
- 小调(小調) xiaodiao ; minor key
- 调查(調查) to investigate; to inquire
- 调换(調換) to exchange; to swap
- 射频调谐器(射頻調諧器) RF tuner
- 可调(可調) adjustable
- 人口调查(人口調查) census
- 调阅(調閱) to access (a document); to consult
- 心率调整器(心率調整器) pacemaker
- 调音(調音) to tune (a musical instrument)
- 民意调查(民意調查) opinion poll
- 调干(調幹) to reassign a cadre; to choose a worker to be promoted to cadre
- 上同调(上同調) cohomology
- 调变(調變) modulation; to modulate (electronics)
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- 卷九十 志第六十六 兵二 Volume 90 Treatises 66: Military 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 42
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- 卷15 志第10 音樂下 Volume 15 Treatises 10: Music 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 31
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- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 阴阳调 (陰陽調) 陰陽調 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三 氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — 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