Miaozi

调

調

diàoㄉㄧㄠˋ
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HSK 3TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to transfer

  2. 2

    to move (troops or cadres)

  3. 3

    to investigate

  4. 4

    to enquire into

  5. 5

    accent

  6. 6

    view

  7. 7

    argument

  8. 8

    key (in music)

Examples

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把电视声音调大点儿。

把電視聲音調大點兒。

Turn up the TV.

不要再调大电视的声音了。

不要再調大電視的聲音了。

Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.

我可以为你调杯热饮料吗？

我可以爲你調杯熱飲料嗎？

Can I fix you a hot drink?

请你把冷气调高点。

請你把冷氣調高點。

Please turn up the AC a little bit.

汤姆把电视调大声。

湯姆把電視調大聲。

Tom turned up the TV.

Characters

Character breakdown

周

zhōu

surname Zhou

Related

Related: 调

协调

xié tiáo

to coordinate

单调

dān diào

monotonous

强调

qiáng diào

to emphasize (a statement)

步调

bù diào

gait

声调

shēng diào

tone

腔调

qiāng diào

a tune

语调

yǔ diào

intonation

调和

tiáo hé

harmonious

Stroke practice

Practice writing 调

Characters

simplified script

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