調 (diu6 tiu4 | diao4 tiao2) : transfer; investigate; harmonious; adjust

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調

diu6 tiu4

diao4 tiao2

[粵] diu6 | [國] diao4
[1] [v] transfer; shift; move
[2] [v] investigate; inquire into
[3] [n] tune; tone; key; accent

[粵] tiu4 | [國] tiao2
[1] [adj] harmonious; fit
[2] [v] adjust; mix; blend
[3] [v] mediate; reconcile
[4] [v] tease; provoke; incite

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

調 / 调

This word has been viewed 18494 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Mar 2014 15:25

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唱反調 coeng3 faan2 diu6 chang4 fan3 diao4 = to express a different view; to take a different position; play devil's advocate

陳詞濫調 can4 ci4 laam6 diu6 chen2 ci2 lan4 diao4 = cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype

調料 diu6 liu6 diao4 liao4 = condiment; seasoning; flavoring

調查 diu6 caa4 diao4 cha2 = inquire into; investigate

調派 diu6 paai3 diao4 pai4 = assign; dispatch

大膽狂徒，光天化日之下，竟敢調戲良家婦女 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

語調 jyu5 diu6 yu3 diao4 = intonation

協調 hip3 tiu4 xie2 tiao2 = coordinate, harmonize

調羹 tiu4 gang1 tiao2 geng1 = spoon; to season soup

調換 diu6 wun6 diao4 huan4 = to change places; to exchange; to change
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毒品調查科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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