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Trad. 調
- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
Trad. 調
- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite
Trad. 同調
- same tone
- in agreement with
- homology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
Trad. 徵調
- to conscript
- to second (personnel)
- to requisition (supplies etc)
Trad. 轉調
- (music) to change key
- modulation
- (of an employee) to be transferred to another post
Trad. 腔調
- a tune
- a melody
- accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language)
- tone (manner of expression)
- elegance
- refinement
Trad. 降調
- falling intonation (linguistics)
- to lower the key of a tune
- to demote
Trad. 失調
- imbalance
- to become dysfunctional
- to lack proper care (after an illness etc)
Trad. 調休
- to compensate for working on a holiday by resting on a workday
- to compensate for resting on a workday by working on a holiday
Trad. 調停
- to reconcile
- to mediate
- to bring warring parties to agreement
- to arbitrate
Trad. 調入
- to bring in
- to call in
- to transfer (a person, data)
- (computing) to call
- to load (a subroutine etc)
Trad. 流調
- epidemiological survey (abbr. for 流行病學調查|流行病学调查[liu2 xing2 bing4 xue2 diao4 cha2])
Trad. 調劑
- to adjust; to redistribute (resources etc)
- (fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one's daily life; to serve as a change of pace
- (of a pharmacist) to fill a prescription
Trad. 調動
- to transfer
- to maneuver (troops etc)
- movement of personnel
- to mobilize
- to bring into play
Trad. 調包
- to steal sb's valuable item and substitute a similar-looking but worthless item; to sell a fake for the genuine article; to palm off
Trad. 調卷
- to consult the archives; to check the records (usually of legal proceedings)
Trad. 調和
- harmonious
- to mediate; to reconcile
- mediation
- to compromise
- to mix; to blend
- blended
- to season
- seasoning
- to placate
Trad. 調崗
- to transfer an employee to another post; reassignment
- also pr. [tiao2 gang3]
Trad. 調度
- to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)
- to schedule
- to manage
- dispatcher
- scheduler
Trad. 調性
- (music) tonality
- (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style; image; tone; voice; character
Trad. 調戲
- to take liberties with a woman
- to dally
- to assail a woman with obscenities
Trad. 調撥
- to send (products)
- to allocate
- to commit (funds)
- to channel (goods)
Trad. 調查
- investigation
- inquiry
- to investigate
- to survey
- survey
- (opinion) poll
- CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
Trad. 空調
- air conditioning
- air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
- CL:臺|台[tai2]
Trad. 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
Trad. 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
Trad. 調用
- to transfer (for a specific purpose)
- to allocate
- (computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
Trad. 協調
- to coordinate
- to harmonize
- to fit together
- to match (colors etc)
- harmonious
- concerted
Trad. 調節
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to harmonize
- to reconcile (accountancy etc)
Trad. 升調
- to promote to a higher post
- (linguistics) rising intonation
- (Chinese linguistics) rising tone
Trad. 盡調
- (law) due diligence (abbr. for 盡職調查|尽职调查[jin4 zhi2 diao4 cha2])
Trad. 格調
- style (of art or literature)
- form
- one's work style
- moral character
Trad. 調號
- tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à)
- (music) key signature
Trad. 調製
- to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
Trad. 提調
- to supervise (troops)
- to appoint (officers)
- to select and assign
Trad. 調諧
- harmonious
- to adjust
- to tune (e.g. wireless receiver)
- to bring into harmony
Trad. 調轉
- to reassign sb to a different job
- to turn around
- to change direction
- to make a U turn
Trad. 調適
- to adapt (to an environment etc)
- to make sth suitable
- adaptation
- adjustment
- adaptive
Trad. 背調
- background check (abbr. for 背景調查|背景调查[bei4 jing3 diao4 cha2])
- to conduct a background check
Trad. 沖調
- to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
Trad. 上同調
- cohomology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
Trad. 檢警調
- (Tw) public prosecutors, the police, and the Investigation Bureau (abbr. for 檢察官、警察、調查局|检察官、警察、调查局[jian3 cha2 guan1 , jing3 cha2 , diao4 cha2 ju2])
Trad. 速調管
- klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
Trad. 唱反調
- to express a different view
- to take a different position
Trad. 唱高調
- to sing the high part
- to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
Trad. 舊調子
- old tune
- fig. conservative opinion
- the same old stuff
Trad. 調幹生
- worker chosen to become a cadre and sent to complete his schooling
Trad. 調查表
- questionnaire
- inventory list
- CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
Trad. 空調病
- adverse effects caused by prolonged air-conditioning exposure, including dizziness, headaches, fatigue or chest tightness
Trad. 調車場
- (railroad) classification yard; marshalling yard; shunting yard