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')

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