调 diào / tiáo in a sentence
Transfer (accent - melody); Harmonize (reconcile)
调 (diào / tiáo) means Transfer (accent - melody), Harmonize (reconcile). Below are 24 of the 57 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
空 调 关了吗？
Kōngtiáo guān le ma?
Has the air conditioning been turned off?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 关
他反复强 调 安全。
Tā fǎnfù qiángdiào ānquán.
He repeatedly emphasised safety.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 强调
这只小狗很 调 皮。
Zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu hěn tiáopí.
This puppy is very mischievous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 调皮
房间里的空 调 坏了。
Fángjiān lǐ de kōngtiáo huài le.
The air conditioner in the room is broken.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 空调
太热了，开空 调 吧。
Tài rè le, kāi kōngtiáo ba.
It's too hot — let's turn on the air conditioning.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 空调
师傅正在安装空 调 。
Shīfu zhèngzài ānzhuāng kōngtiáo.
The technician is installing the air conditioner.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 安装
这份工作有点单 调 。
Zhè fèn gōngzuò yǒudiǎn dāndiào.
This job is a little monotonous.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 单调
妈妈在 调 饺子馅儿。
Māma zài tiáo jiǎozi xiànr.
Mum is mixing the dumpling filling.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 馅儿
警察正在 调 查这件事。
Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiàn shì.
The police are investigating this matter.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 调查
这次 调 查花了两个月。
Zhè cì diàochá huā le liǎng ge yuè.
This survey took two months.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 调查
生活不应该这么单 调 。
Shēnghuó bù yīnggāi zhème dāndiào.
Life should not be this dull.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 单调
这个字的声 调 读错了。
Zhège zì de shēngdiào dú cuò le.
The tone of this character was read wrongly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 声调
公司 调 整了内部机构。
Gōngsī tiáozhěng le nèibù jīgòu.
The company reorganised its internal structure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 机构
失事原因还在 调 查中。
Shī shì yuányīn hái zài diàochá zhōng.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 失事
这幅画的色彩很 调 和。
Zhè fú huà de sècǎi hěn tiáohé.
The colours of this painting are well harmonised.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 调和
公司 调 整了发展战略。
Gōngsī tiáozhěng le fāzhǎn zhànlüè.
The company adjusted its development strategy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 战略
调 查终于揭开了真相。
Diàochá zhōngyú jiē kāi le zhēnxiàng.
The investigation finally uncovered the truth.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 真相
教练 调 整了首发阵容。
Jiàoliàn tiáozhěng le shǒufā zhènróng.
The coach changed the starting line-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阵容
调 查结果表明他是对的。
Diàochá jiéguǒ biǎomíng tā shì duì de.
The findings of the survey show that he was right.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 表明
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From the travel phrasebook
调 appears in 57 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 调
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Questions about 调
How is 调 used in a sentence?
This page shows 57 sentences using 调 (diào / tiáo, "Transfer (accent - melody), Harmonize (reconcile)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 调 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 调 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 调?
The dictionary page for 调 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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