调[diào]

动transfer; shift; move

♦ ~干部 transfer cadres

♦ ~挡 shift gears

♦ 她~到这个小组来了。 She has been transferred to this group.

名

1. accent

♦ 这人说话带山东~儿。 This person speaks with a Shandong accent.

2.音key

♦ C~ the key of C

3. air; tune; melody

♦ ~寄《沁园春》 to the tune of Qinyuanchun

4.语音tone; tune

♦ 升调

♦ 降调

另见 tiáo

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调[tiáo]
动

1. suit well; fit in perfectly

♦ 失调

2. mix; adjust

♦ 牛奶里加点糖~一下。 Mix some sugar into the milk.

♦ ~工资 adjust wages (usu. upwards)

♦ ~房子 change accommodations (usu. to improve conditions)

3. mediate

♦ 调解

4. provoke; tease; tantalize

♦ 调笑

5. incite; instigate; sow discord

♦ 调唆

另见 diào