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Character Breakdown

Usage of (diào)

The character (diào) is versatile and commonly used in contexts involving adjustment, tuning, or transferring. It can mean to tune a musical instrument, to transfer a person to a different position or location, or to adjust settings such as time or parameters.

Common Collocations

  • (diào yīn): tuning sound or musical instruments.
  • 调动 (diào dòng): to transfer or redeploy personnel.
  • 调节时间 (tiáo jié shí jiān): to adjust time.

Notes

When used for transferring people, often appears in formal or workplace contexts. For tuning instruments, it is more literal and concrete. It is important not to confuse (diào) with similar-sounding words like (tiào, to jump).

This character is often paired with other verbs or nouns to specify the type of adjustment or transfer, making it a flexible and practical word in advanced Mandarin.

Example Sentences

He went to tune the piano.

The company decided to transfer him to the Beijing branch.

We need to adjust the meeting time.