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调 調
1. (diào) Move / Transfer
- 调转 (diào zhuǎn) Turn around Literal. Move and turn
- 调查 (diào chá) Research Literal. Move and investigate
- 调换 (diào huàn) Swap / Exchange Literal. Transfer and switch
2. (diào) Tone / Key (Scale)
- 强调 (qiáng diào) Emphasize Literal. Strong tone
- 低调 (dī diào) Low key / Low-profile
- 高调 (gāo diào) High key / High-profile
3. (tiáo) Tune / Adjust
- 调音 (tiáo yīn) Tune (an instrument) Literal. Tune sound
- 调整 (tiáo zhěng) Correct Literal. Adjust properly
- 调养 (tiáo yǎng) Body conditioning / Taking care of one's health Literal. Adjust and support
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音调 (yīn diào) Music scale – an arrangement of notes in music
C大调 (dà diào) C Major Literal. C big scale
E小调 (xiǎo diào) E Minor Literal. E small scale
蓝调 (lán diào) Blues – a translated word from the American music genre
唱反调 (chàng fǎn diào) Opposition / Disagree Literal. Sing reversed tone - often used in daily conversations to mean an opposing voice or someone who cannot see eye to eye
色调 (sè diào) Color tone – an arrangement of hues in art/design
冷色调 (lěng sè diào) Cool colors Literal. Cold colour tone
暖色调 (nuǎn sè diào) Warm colours Literal. Warm colour tone