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CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

调

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diàoHSK 5

调 (diào) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 4 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS4
EXAMPLES6
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto transfer

    • EX
      经理决定把她调到上海分公司工作。

      The manager decided to transfer her to the Shanghai branch.

    • EX
      公司决定把他调到销售部工作。

      The company decided to transfer him to the sales department.

2

verb 动

  1. Englishto adjust

    • EX
      房间里的空调温度太低了，请帮我调高一点。

      The air conditioning is set too low. Please turn the temperature up a little.

    • EX
      这把吉他的音不准，我需要先调一下弦。

      This guitar is out of tune, so I need to tune the strings first.

3

noun 名

  1. Englishtune

    • EX
      这首歌的调很美，听一遍就能记住。

      The tune of this song is beautiful and easy to remember after hearing it once.

    • EX
      他唱歌总是跑调，大家都笑了起来。

      He always sings out of tune, which makes everyone laugh.

  2. Englishmelody