调

/ diào /

Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As a Verb

transfer; shift; move

Tā

他

diào

调

dào

到

yī

一

suǒ

所

xīn

新

xuéxiào

学校

qù

去

了

。

He was transferred to a new school.

Jiāng

将

zījīn

资金

diàochū

调出

shìchǎng

市场

remove money from the market

Diào

调

jūnduì

军队

move troops

Diào

调

gōngzuò

工作

dānwèi

单位

transfer to another post/unit

As a Verb

investigate

As a Verb

ask for