调 (調) tiáo

  1. tiáo verb to harmonize
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 1; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1, p. 452)
  2. diào verb to transfer; to change job
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào v 1; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 1, p. 452; Unihan '調')
  3. diào noun tune; tone
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: In the sense of 乐律 or 韻律 (Guoyu '調' diào n 1; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 2, p. 453; Unihan '調')
  4. diào noun a stanza; a verse
    Domain: Literature 文学
    Notes:
  5. tiáo verb to twist threads together
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1b, p. 452)
  6. tiáo verb to tame
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 2, p. 452)
  7. tiáo verb to provoke
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 3a, p. 452)
  8. tiáo verb to reconcile
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 和解 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 2; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 1a, p. 452)
  9. tiáo verb to be equal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 平均 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 3)
  10. tiáo verb to blend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 混合 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 4)
  11. tiáo verb to jeer; to mock; to ridicule
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 嘲笑 (Guoyu '調' tiáo v 5; Kroll 2015 '調' tiáo 3, p. 452)
  12. tiáo adjective normal; regular
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正常 (Guoyu '調' tiáo adj)
  13. diào verb to exchange
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 互換 (Guoyu '調' diào v 3)
  14. diào verb to arrange; to plan; to set up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 安排 (Guoyu '調' diào v 2; Kroll 2015 '調' diào 3, p. 453)
  15. diào noun tone of voice
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 3)
  16. diào noun stress; emphasis
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Emphasis when speaking (Guoyu '調' diào n 4)
  17. diào noun idea; opinion
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 意见 (Guoyu '調' diào n 5)
  18. diào noun personal style
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '調' diào n 6)
  19. diào noun household tax
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 戶稅 (Guoyu '調' diào n 7)
  20. tiáo verb tame; dam
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dam, Japanese: chou (BCSD '調', p. 1083; MW 'dam'; SH '調', p. 444; Unihan '調')

Contained in

Also contained in

调任调味剂出口调查调摄借调妖调调降调兵山调焦调查结果世界协调时间调唆调和振动唱高调儿查调基调协调人调转老调重弹诸宫调调和调光器调换舆论调查降调时调调配中调调五声定调调味肉汁笔调调理烹调上调双调调门儿调研调剂上同调调入声调调取薛调睡眠失调

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

Collocations