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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
空調 kōngtiáo	空調 \| 空調* \| *空調	air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL: 臺｜台	空调 HSK 3


調查 diàochá	調查 \| 調查* \| *調查	investigation / inquiry / to investigate / to survey / survey / (opinion) poll / CL: 項｜项, 個｜个	调查 HSK 4


調整 tiáozhěng	調整 \| 調整* \| *調整	to adjust / adjustment / revision / CL: 個｜个	调整 HSK 5


強調 qiángdiào	強調 \| 強調* \| *強調	to emphasize (a statement) / to stress	强调 HSK 5


單調 dāndiào	單調 \| 單調* \| *單調	monotonous	单调 HSK 5


調皮 tiáopí	調皮 \| 調皮* \| *調皮	naughty / mischievous / unruly	调皮 HSK 5


聲調 shēngdiào	聲調 \| 聲調* \| *聲調	tone / note / a tone (on a Chinese syllable) / CL: 個｜个	声调 HSK 5


協調 xiétiáo	協調 \| 協調* \| *協調	to coordinate / to harmonize / to fit together / to match (colors etc) / harmonious / concerted	协调 HSK 6


調節 tiáojié	調節 \| 調節* \| *調節	to adjust / to regulate / to harmonize / to reconcile (accountancy etc)	调节 HSK 6


調解 tiáojiě	調解 \| 調解* \| *調解	to mediate / to bring parties to an agreement	调解 HSK 6


調和 tiáohé	調和 \| 調和* \| *調和	harmonious / to mediate / to reconcile / to compromise / mediation / to mix / to blend / blended / to season / seasoning / to placate	调和 HSK 6


調料 tiáoliào	調料 \| 調料* \| *調料	condiment / seasoning / flavoring	调料 HSK 6


調動 diàodòng	調動 \| 調動* \| *調動	to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play	调动 HSK 6


調劑 tiáojì	調劑 \| 調劑* \| *調劑	to adjust / to balance / to make up a medical prescription	调剂 HSK 6


調 diào	調 \| 調* \| *調	to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody	调


調 tiáo	調 \| 調* \| *調	to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite	调


可調 kětiáo	可調 \| 可調* \| *可調	adjustable	可调


調速 tiáosù	調速 \| 調速* \| *調速	to adjust the speed	调速


調查結果 diàochájiéguǒ	調查結果 \| 調查結果* \| *調查結果	results (of an investigation, poll)	调查结果


低調 dīdiào	低調 \| 低調* \| *低調	low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile	低调


調閱 diàoyuè	調閱 \| 調閱* \| *調閱	to access (a document) / to consult	调阅


調理 tiáolǐ	調理 \| 調理* \| *調理	to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize	调理


民調 míndiào	民調 \| 民調* \| *民調	opinion poll	民调


調教 tiáojiào	調教 \| 調教* \| *調教	to instruct / to teach / to train / to raise (livestock)	调教


調戲 tiáoxì	調戲 \| 調戲* \| *調戲	to take liberties with a woman / to dally / to assail a woman with obscenities	调戏


調味 tiáowèi	調味 \| 調味* \| *調味	seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences	调味


市場調查 shìchǎngdiàochá	市場調查 \| 市場調查* \| *市場調查	market research	市场调查


民意調查 mínyìdiàochá	民意調查 \| 民意調查* \| *民意調查	opinion poll	民意调查


烹調 pēngtiáo	烹調 \| 烹調* \| *烹調	to cook / cooking	烹调


調派 diàopài	調派 \| 調派* \| *調派	to send on assignment / to deploy (troops)	调派


變調 biàndiào	變調 \| 變調* \| *變調	tone sandhi / modified tone / (music) to change key / modulation	变调


調配 diàopèi	調配 \| 調配* \| *調配	to allocate / to deploy	调配


調配 tiáopèi	調配 \| 調配* \| *調配	to blend (colors, herbs) / to mix	调配


微調 wēitiáo	微調 \| 微調* \| *微調	fine tuning / trimming	微调


唱反調 chàngfǎndiào	唱反調 \| 唱反調* \| *唱反調	to express a different view / to take a different position	唱反调


調職 diàozhí	調職 \| 調職* \| *調職	to be transferred to another post / to post away	调职


調笑 tiáoxiào	調笑 \| 調笑* \| *調笑	to tease / to poke fun at	调笑


調諧 tiáoxié	調諧 \| 調諧* \| *調諧	harmonious / to adjust / to tune (e.g. wireless receiver) / to bring into harmony	调谐


大調 dàdiào	大調 \| 大調* \| *大調	major key (in music)	大调


調酒 tiáojiǔ	調酒 \| 調酒* \| *調酒	to mix drinks / cocktail	调酒


調頻 tiáopín	調頻 \| 調頻* \| *調頻	frequency modulation / FM	调频


上調 shàngtiáo	上調 \| 上調* \| *上調	to raise (prices) / to adjust upwards	上调


調查者 diàocházhě	調查者 \| 調查者* \| *調查者	investigator	调查者


色調 sèdiào	色調 \| 色調* \| *色調	hue / tone	色调


追蹤調查 zhuīzōngdiàochá	追蹤調查 \| 追蹤調查* \| *追蹤調查	follow-up study / investigative follow-up	追踪调查


調查人員 diàochárényuán	調查人員 \| 調查人員* \| *調查人員	investigator	调查人员


異國情調 yìguóqíngdiào	異國情調 \| 異國情調* \| *異國情調	exoticism / local color / exotic	异国情调


調查表 diàochábiǎo	調查表 \| 調查表* \| *調查表	questionnaire / inventory list / CL: 張｜张, 份	调查表


調味料 tiáowèiliào	調味料 \| 調味料* \| *調味料	seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences	调味料


特調 tètiáo	特調 \| 特調* \| *特調	special blend / house blend	特调


調研 diàoyán	調研 \| 調研* \| *調研	to investigate and research / research / investigation	调研


借調 jièdiào	借調 \| 借調* \| *借調	to temporarily transfer (personnel)	借调


調查員 diàocháyuán	調查員 \| 調查員* \| *調查員	investigator	调查员


失調 shīdiào	失調 \| 失調* \| *失調	out of tune (music)	失调


失調 shītiáo	失調 \| 失調* \| *失調	imbalance / to become dysfunctional / to lack proper care (after an illness etc)	失调


調控 tiáokòng	調控 \| 調控* \| *調控	to regulate / to control	调控


調集 diàojí	調集 \| 調集* \| *調集	to summon / to muster / to assemble	调集


調降 tiáojiàng	調降 \| 調降* \| *調降	(Tw) to lower (prices, interest rates etc) / to reduce / to cut	调降


高調 gāodiào	高調 \| 高調* \| *高調	high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile	高调


調酒師 tiáojiǔshī	調酒師 \| 調酒師* \| *調酒師	bartender	调酒师


調情 tiáoqíng	調情 \| 調情* \| *調情	to flirt	调情


對調 duìdiào	對調 \| 對調* \| *對調	to swap places / to exchange roles	对调


轉調 zhuǎndiào	轉調 \| 轉調* \| *轉調	(music) to change key / modulation / (of an employee) to be transferred to another post	转调


調適 tiáoshì	調適 \| 調適* \| *調適	to adapt (to an environment etc) / to make sth suitable / adaptation / adjustment / adaptive	调适


調式 diàoshì	調式 \| 調式* \| *調式	(musical) mode	调式


調味劑 tiáowèijì	調味劑 \| 調味劑* \| *調味劑	flavoring agent	调味剂


步調 bùdiào	步調 \| 步調* \| *步調	gait / marching order / step / pace	步调


定調 dìngdiào	定調 \| 定調* \| *定調	to set the tone	定调


查調 chádiào	查調 \| 查調* \| *查調	to obtain (information) from a database etc	查调


調任 diàorèn	調任 \| 調任* \| *調任	to transfer / to move to another post	调任


調養 tiáoyǎng	調養 \| 調養* \| *調養	to take care of (sb's health) / to nurse	调养


調度 diàodù	調度 \| 調度* \| *調度	to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc) / to schedule / to manage / dispatcher / scheduler	调度


調味品 tiáowèipǐn	調味品 \| 調味品* \| *調味品	seasoning / flavoring	调味品


調色 tiáosè	調色 \| 調色* \| *調色	to blend colors / to mix colors	调色


調節器 tiáojiéqì	調節器 \| 調節器* \| *調節器	regulator	调节器


藍調 lándiào	藍調 \| 藍調* \| *藍調	blues (music)	蓝调


筆調 bǐdiào	筆調 \| 筆調* \| *筆調	(of writing) tone / style	笔调


調換 diàohuàn	調換 \| 調換* \| *調換	to exchange / to change places / to swap	调换


調包 diàobāo	調包 \| 調包* \| *調包	see 掉包	调包


調升 diàoshēng	調升 \| 調升* \| *調升	to promote	调升


調升 tiáoshēng	調升 \| 調升* \| *調升	to adjust upward / to upgrade / (price) hike	调升


協調人 xiétiáorén	協調人 \| 協調人* \| *協調人	coordinator	协调人


調侃 tiáokǎn	調侃 \| 調侃* \| *調侃	to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat	调侃


調查團 diàochátuán	調查團 \| 調查團* \| *調查團	investigating team	调查团


調製 tiáozhì	調製 \| 調製* \| *調製	to concoct by mixing ingredients / to prepare according to a recipe / to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)	调制


解調 jiětiáo	解調 \| 解調* \| *解調	demodulation / to demodulate	解调


空調車 kōngtiáochē	空調車 \| 空調車* \| *空調車	air conditioned vehicle	空调车


調取 diàoqǔ	調取 \| 調取* \| *調取	to obtain (information from an archive etc)	调取


不協調 bùxiétiáo	不協調 \| 不協調* \| *不協調	uncoordinated / disharmony	不协调


宏觀調控 hóngguāntiáokòng	宏觀調控 \| 宏觀調控* \| *宏觀調控	macro-control	宏观调控


調準 tiáozhǔn	調準 \| 調準* \| *調準	to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value	调准


調制 tiáozhì	調制 \| 調制* \| *調制	to modulate / modulation	调制


思覺失調 sījuéshītiáo	思覺失調 \| 思覺失調* \| *思覺失調	psychosis	思觉失调


中央空調 zhōngyāngkōngtiáo	中央空調 \| 中央空調* \| *中央空調	central air conditioning / (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男, a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry)	中央空调


沖調 chōngtiáo	沖調 \| 沖調* \| *沖調	to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc	冲调


字調 zìdiào	字調 \| 字調* \| *字調	tone of a character	字调


語調 yǔdiào	語調 \| 語調* \| *語調	intonation / tone of voice / CL: 個｜个	语调


腔調 qiāngdiào	腔調 \| 腔調* \| *腔調	a tune / a melody / accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language) / tone (manner of expression) / elegance / refinement	腔调


情調 qíngdiào	情調 \| 情調* \| *情調	sentiment / tone and mood / taste	情调


小調 xiǎodiào	小調 \| 小調* \| *小調	xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music)	小调

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