调

調traditional

HSK 5#1481 by frequencyradical 讠

diào["v","n"]

tune; tone; accent; key (in music); mode (music); melody; to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; view; argument

tiáo["v","n"]

to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to provoke; to incite

Examples

汤姆唱歌总跑调。

Tom always sings out of tune.

这首曲子是大调。

This piece is in a major key.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.