调

diào

HSK 34 readings

“To transfer” in Chinese is 调 (diào).

Other characters with the syllable diao: see all 7 →

Meaning

to transfer
to move (troops or cadres)
to investigate

Show 18 more meanings

to enquire into
accent
view
argument
key (in music)
mode (music)
tune
tone
melody
to harmonize
to reconcile
to blend
to suit well
to adjust
to regulate
to season (food)
to provoke
to incite

Example

警察调查事故的原因。

The police are investigating the cause of the accident.

From 调查 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

diàoto transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody
tiáoto harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite
zhōumorning (archaic, variant of 朝 zhāo)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 调

调查diàocháinvestigationHSK 3 空调kōngtiáoair conditioningHSK 3 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize (a statement)HSK 3 调整tiáozhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganizeHSK 3 单调dāndiàomonotonousHSK 4 调皮tiáopínaughtyHSK 4 调动diàodòngto transferHSK 5 调节tiáojiéto adjustHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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