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


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


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


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


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


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


调用 diàoyòng	调用 \| 调用* \| *调用	to transfer (for a specific purpose) / to allocate / (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)	調用


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


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


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


调试 tiáoshì	调试 \| 调试* \| *调试	to debug / to adjust components during testing / debugging	調試


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


调理 tiáolǐ	调理 \| 调理* \| *调理	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	調理


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


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


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


下调 xiàdiào	下调 \| 下调* \| *下调	to demote / to pass down to a lower unit	下調


下调 xiàtiáo	下调 \| 下调* \| *下调	to adjust downwards / to lower (prices, wages etc)	下調


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


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


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


格调 gédiào	格调 \| 格调* \| *格调	style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character	格調


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


调音 tiáoyīn	调音 \| 调音* \| *调音	to tune (a musical instrument)	調音


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


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


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


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


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


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


调入 diàorù	调入 \| 调入* \| *调入	to bring in / to call in / to transfer (a person, data) / (computing) to call / to load (a subroutine etc)	調入


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


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


基调 jīdiào	基调 \| 基调* \| *基调	main key (of a musical composition) / keynote (speech)	基調


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


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


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


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


调查核实 diàocháhéshí	调查核实 \| 调查核实* \| *调查核实	to investigate / investigation / fact-checking	調查核實


调价 tiáojià	调价 \| 调价* \| *调价	to raise or lower the price / price adjustment	調價


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


音调 yīndiào	音调 \| 音调* \| *音调	pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone	音調


调拨 diàobō	调拨 \| 调拨* \| *调拨	to send (products) / to allocate / to commit (funds) / to channel (goods)	調撥


调拨 tiáobō	调拨 \| 调拨* \| *调拨	to sow discord	調撥


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


回调函数 huídiàohánshù	回调函数 \| 回调函数* \| *回调函数	callback (computing)	回調函數


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


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


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


曲调 qǔdiào	曲调 \| 曲调* \| *曲调	tune / melody	曲調


尽职调查 jìnzhídiàochá	尽职调查 \| 尽职调查* \| *尽职调查	due diligence (law)	盡職調查


调休 tiáoxiū	调休 \| 调休* \| *调休	to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday / to compensate for resting on a workday by working on a holiday	調休


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


调档 diàodàng	调档 \| 调档* \| *调档	to transfer a dossier / to consult a dossier	調檔


抽调 chōudiào	抽调 \| 抽调* \| *抽调	to transfer (personnel or material)	抽調


调制解调器 tiáozhìjiětiáoqì	调制解调器 \| 调制解调器* \| *调制解调器	modem	調制解調器


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


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


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


腔调 qiāngdiào	腔调 \| 腔调* \| *腔调	accent	腔調


协调员 xiétiáoyuán	协调员 \| 协调员* \| *协调员	coordinator	協調員


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


调兵山 Diàobīngshān	调兵山 \| 调兵山* \| *调兵山	Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling / Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市｜铁岭市, Liaoning	調兵山


调色板 tiáosèbǎn	调色板 \| 调色板* \| *调色板	palette	調色板


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


空气调节 kōngqìtiáojié	空气调节 \| 空气调节* \| *空气调节	air conditioning	空氣調節


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


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


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


调头 diàotóu	调头 \| 调头* \| *调头	variant of 掉頭｜掉头	調頭


调头 diàotou	调头 \| 调头* \| *调头	tone (of voice) / tune	調頭


调转 diàozhuǎn	调转 \| 调转* \| *调转	to reassign sb to a different job / to turn around / to change direction / to make a U turn	調轉


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


降调 jiàngdiào	降调 \| 降调* \| *降调	falling intonation (linguistics) / to lower the key of a tune / to demote	降調


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

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