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调

diào · diao/tiáo · tiao

Traditional 調

HSK 3

Meaning

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diào 調

  1. to transfer
  2. to move (troops or cadres)
  3. to investigate
  4. to enquire into
  5. accent
  6. view
  7. argument
  8. key (in music)
  9. mode (music)
  10. tune
  11. tone
  12. melody

tiáo 調

  1. to harmonize
  2. to reconcile
  3. to blend
  4. to suit well
  5. to adjust
  6. to regulate
  7. to season (food)
  8. to provoke
  9. to incite
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Swap seats

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)调(diào)个(gè)座位(zuòwèi)。

    I want to swap seats with you.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)调(diào)？

    Why swap?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)在(zài)窗户(chuānghu)边(biān)，太阳(tàiyang)一直(yīzhí)照(zhào)着(zhe)我(wǒ)。

    I sit by the window and the sun keeps shining on me.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)调(diào)吧(ba)。

    Okay, let us swap.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，你(nǐ)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    Thanks, you are really nice.

  6. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)现在(xiànzài)太阳(tàiyang)照着(zhàozhe)我(wǒ)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)调(diào)回来(huílai)吧(ba)。

    But now the sun is on me. Let us swap back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)冷(lěng)气(qì)调(tiáo)高(gāo)点(diǎn)。

Please turn up the AC a little bit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)的(de)调(diào)太(tài)高(gāo)，我(wǒ)唱(chàng)不(bu)上(shàng)去(qù)。

This song's key is too high; I can't sing it.

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