diào

Traditional: 調

调 (diào) is a Chinese word meaning “to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate”.

Meanings

  1. 1to transfer
  2. 2to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3to investigate
  4. 4to enquire into
  5. 5accent
  6. 6view
  7. 7argument
  8. 8key (in music)
  9. 9mode (music)
  10. 10tune
  11. 11tone
  12. 12melody
Part of speech
verb

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