調 (diu6) — tune; tone; key; accent in Cantonese
diuˍ₆調简 调
Mandarin Pinyin: diao4
Meaning of 調
nountune; tone; key; accent
nouninvestigate; inquire into
nountransfer; shift; move
Example Sentences with 調
毒品調查科已經懸紅五百萬通緝毒梟。
The Narcotics Bureau has offered a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of the drug lord.
ngoˏ₅我tiuˎ₄調daiˉ¹低hangˎ₄恆wanˉ¹溫hei3.器。
I'll turn down the thermostat.
diu˗₃調caatˊ²查gukˍ₆局laiˎ₄嚟zo2.咗。
The investigation bureau has arrived.
keoiˏ₅佢haiˊ²喺diu˗₃調caatˊ²查guk6.局。
He is at the investigation bureau.
diu˗₃調caatˊ²查gukˍ₆局caaiˎ₄查gan2.緊。
The investigation bureau is investigating.
Words Containing 調
微調mei4 tiu4
fine-tune
不調和bat1 tiu4 wo4
discord
本調bun2 diu6
original tone; citation tone
居中調停geoi1 zung1 tiu4 ting4
act as a go-between in a situation
下調haa6 tiu4
adjust downwards; lower (the wage, price, rate, etc)
調查局diu6 caa4 guk2
Investigation Bureau
調整器tiu4 zing2 hei3
adjuster (device, machine)
老調重彈lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4
play the same old tune
調查結果diu6 caa4 git3 gwo2
results (of an investigation, poll)
獨立調查duk6 laap6 diu6 caa4
independent investigation
單調daan1 diu6
monotonous; robotic
調換diu6 wun6
to change places; to exchange; to change
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