diào

tune, melody, key

HSK 5 調 10
Stroke order animation for 调

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Usage of (diào)

The character (diào) is versatile and commonly used in contexts involving adjustment, tuning, or transferring. It can mean to tune a musical instrument, to transfer a person to a different position or location, or to adjust settings such as time or parameters.

Common Collocations

  • (diào yīn): tuning sound or musical instruments.
  • 调动 (diào dòng): to transfer or redeploy personnel.
  • 调节时间 (tiáo jié shí jiān): to adjust time.

Notes

When used for transferring people, often appears in formal or workplace contexts. For tuning instruments, it is more literal and concrete. It is important not to confuse (diào) with similar-sounding words like (tiào, to jump).

This character is often paired with other verbs or nouns to specify the type of adjustment or transfer, making it a flexible and practical word in advanced Mandarin.

例文

他去调了钢琴的音。

Tā qù diào le gāngqín de yīn.

He went to tune the piano.

公司决定调他去北京分公司工作。

Gōngsī juédìng diào tā qù Běijīng fēngōngsī gōngzuò.

The company decided to transfer him to the Beijing branch.

我们需要调节一下会议的时间。

Wǒmen xūyào tiáojié yíxià huìyì de shíjiān.

We need to adjust the meeting time.