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調
  tiu4 diu6 deu6   jyutping
  tiao2 diao4 zhou1   pinyin
[1] [v] mix; blend [2] [v] regulate; adjust [3] balance; regular [4] [v] make fun of; tease [5] [v] mediate


Stroke count: 15
Level: 3
Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
調 / 调
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail 調  daai6 daam2 kong4 tou4, gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 zi1 haa6, ging2 gam2 tiu4 hei3 loeng4 gaa1 fu5 neoi5   = in broad daylight, flirt with a woman from a good home
detail 調  jyu5 diu6  yu3 diao4 = intonation
detail 調  hip3 tiu4  xie2 tiao2 = coordinate, harmonize
detail 調  tiu4 gang1  tiao2 geng1 = spoon; to season soup
detail 調  tiu4/diu6 caa4  diao4 cha2 = investigation; inquiry; survey; poll; to investigate; to survey
detail 調  diu6 wun6  diao4 huan4 = to change places; to exchange; to change
detail 調  diu6 dou6  diao4 du4 = to dispatch; dispatcher
detail 調  diu6 dung6  diao4 dong4 = to move; to transfer; to manoeuvre (U.S.: maneuver) (of troops, etc.)
detail 調  daan1 diu6  dan1 diao4 = monotonous; robotic
detail 調  tiu4 pei4  tiao2 pi2 = naughty; tricky; to play tricks
See all 104 compounds (CantoDict reports 109 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 調
detail 毒品調查已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.
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