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调动

diào dòng · diao dong

Traditional 調動

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to transfer
  2. to maneuver (troops etc)
  3. movement of personnel
  4. to mobilize
  5. to bring into play
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A job transfer

  1. Dengdeng

    公司(gōngsī)要(yào)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)调动(diàodòng)到(dào)上海(shànghǎi)工作(gōngzuò)。

    The company will transfer me to Shanghai.

  2. Liangliang

    调动(diàodòng)到(dào)上海(shànghǎi)？太(tài)远(yuǎn)了(le)吧(ba)！

    Transfer to Shanghai? That is too far!

  3. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)，可是(kěshì)工资(gōngzī)会(huì)高(gāo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes, but the pay will be a bit higher.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    So are you going?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)刚(gāng)买了(mǎile)一张(yīzhāng)大(dà)沙发(shāfā)。

    I want to go, but I just bought a big sofa.

  6. Liangliang

    公司(gōngsī)能(néng)调动(diàodòng)你(nǐ)，可是(kěshì)调动(diàodòng)不了(bùle)你(nǐ)的(de)沙发(shāfā)！

    The company can transfer you, but it cannot move your sofa!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

公(gōng)司(sī)把(bǎ)他(tā)调(diào)动(dòng)到(dào)上(shàng)海(hǎi)的(de)分(fēn)部(bù)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

The company transferred him to work at the Shanghai branch.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)善(shàn)于(yú)调(diào)动(dòng)学(xué)生(sheng)学(xué)习(xí)的(de)积(jī)极(jí)性(xìng)。

The teacher is good at mobilizing students' enthusiasm for learning.

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