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下 xià, down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to declin...
一下 yīxià, (used after a verb) give it a go/to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)/one time...
下来 xiàlai, [下來], to come down/(completed action marker)/(after verb of motion, indicates motion d...
下去 xiàqù, to go down/to descend/to go on/to continue/(of a servant) to withdraw
留下 liúxià, to leave behind/to stay behind/to remain/to keep/not to let (sb) go
下面 xiàmiàn, [下麵], below/under/next/the following/also pr. [xià mian], to boil noodles
放下 fàngxià, to lay down/to put down/to let go of/to relinquish/to set aside/to lower (the bl...
剩下 shèngxià, to remain/left over
下午 xiàwǔ, afternoon/CL:個|个[gè]/p.m.
坐下 zuòxia, to sit down
停下 tíngxià, to stop
下次 xiàcì, next time
留下来 趴下 陛下 bìxià, Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
阁下 géxià, [閣下], your distinguished self/your majesty/sire
接下来 jiēxiàlái, [接下來], to accept/to take/next/following
地下 dìxià, underground/subterranean/covert
底下 dǐxia, the location below sth/afterwards
地下室 dìxiàshì, basement/cellar
楼下 lóuxià, [樓下], downstairs
下班 xiàbān, to finish work/to get off work
殿下 diànxià, Your Majesty (honorific)/His or Her Highness
手下 shǒuxià, under one's control or administration/subordinates/(money etc) on hand/sb's fina...
以下 yǐxià, that level or lower/that amount or less/the following
下手 xiàshǒu, to start/to put one's hand to/to set about/the seat to the right of the main gue...
之下 zhīxià, under/beneath/less than
私下 sīxià, in private
下降 xiàjiàng, to decline/to drop/to fall/to go down/to decrease
倒下 dǎoxià, to collapse/to topple over
下载 xiàzǎi, [下載], to download/also pr. [xià zài]
下巴 xiàba, chin/CL:個|个[gè]
一下子 yīxiàzi, in a short while/all at once/all of a sudden
跪下 guìxia, to kneel down
下落 xiàluò, whereabouts/to drop/to fall
扔下 rēngxià, to throw down/to drop (bomb)
拿下 náxià, to arrest/to capture/to seize/to win (a set, a game etc)
乡下 xiāngxia, [鄉下], countryside/rural area/CL:個|个[gè]
天下 tiānxià, land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
下场 xiàchǎng/xiàchang, [下場], to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)/to take part in some a...
下令 xiàlìng, to give an order/to command
下水道 xiàshuǐdào, sewer
脚下 jiǎoxià, [腳下], under the foot
下车 xiàchē, [下車], to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下雨 xiàyǔ, to rain
上下 shàngxià, up and down/top and bottom/old and new/length/about
眼下 yǎnxià, now/at present/subocular (medicine)
下士 xiàshì, lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty office...
下毒 xiàdú, to put poison in sth/to poison
定下 名下 míngxià, under sb's name
下雪 xiàxuě, to snow
水下 shuǐxià, under the water/submarine
下星期 xiàxīngqī, next week
下流 xiàliú, lower course of a river/low-class/mean and lowly/vulgar/obscene
下集 如下 rúxià, as follows
余下 yúxià, [餘下], remaining
下属 xiàshǔ, [下屬], subordinate/underling
下达 xiàdá, [下達], to transmit down (a chain of command)/to pass down (to lower level)/to issue/to ...
下定决心 xiàdìngjuéxīn, [下定決心], to make a firm resolution
低下 dīxià, low status/lowly/to lower (one's head)
下课 xiàkè, [下課], to finish class/to get out of class
部下 bùxià, troops under one's command/subordinate
下台 xiàtái, [下臺], to go off the stage/to fall from position of prestige/to step down (from office ...
下水 xiàshuǐ/xiàshui, downstream/to go into the water/to put into water/to launch (a ship)/fig. to fal...
下方 xiàfāng, underneath/below/the underside/world of mortals/to descend to the world of morta...
打下 dǎxià, to lay (a foundation)/to conquer (a city etc)/to shoot down (a bird etc)
下滑 xiàhuá, sliding/slide
下药 xiàyào, [下藥], to prescribe medicine/to poison/to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc)
下棋 xiàqí, to play chess
卸下 xièxià, to unload
下任 xiàrèn, next office holder/next to serve
下葬 xiàzàng, to bury/to inter
下一代 xiàyīdài, the next generation
撕下 下贱 xiàjiàn, [下賤], humble/lowly/depraved/contemptible
当下 dāngxià, [當下], immediately/at once/at that moment/at the moment
台下 táixià, off the stage/in the audience
下船 乡下人 xiāngxiàrén, [鄉下人], country folk/rustic/rural folk
下颚 xiàè, [下顎], mandible (lower jaw)
下沉 xiàchén, to sink down
两下子 liǎngxiàzi, [兩下子], a couple of times/to repeat the same/the same old trick/tricks of the trade
撇下 piēxia, to cast away
下结论 下辈子 xiàbèizi, [下輩子], the next life
下垂 xiàchuí, to droop/to sag/to hang down/sagging/drooping/prolapse (medicine)
下身 xiàshēn, lower part of the body/genitalia/trousers
下落不明 xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
下不为例 xiàbùwéilì, [下不為例], not to be repeated/not to be taken as a precedent/just this once
下决心 xiàjuéxīn, [下決心], to determine/to resolve
零下 língxià, below zero
下回 xiàhuí, next chapter/next time
咽下 yànxià, [嚥下], to swallow/to suppress
下一场 山下 Shānxià, Yamashita (Japanese surname)
桥下 犯下 租下 下边 xiàbian, [下邊], under/the underside/below
下厨 xiàchú, [下廚], to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)/to cook
下层 xiàcéng, [下層], underlayer/lower class/lower strata/substrate
下跪 xiàguì, to kneel/to go down on one's knees
下礼拜 下体 xiàtǐ, [下體], lower body/euphemism for genitals/root and stem of plants
高下 gāoxià, relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
下雨天 下马 xiàmǎ, [下馬], to dismount from a horse/(fig.) to abandon (a project)
下跌 xiàdiē, to fall/to tumble
落下 luòxià, to fall/to drop/to land (of projectile)
创下 chuàngxià, [創下], to establish/to set (a new record)
下游 xiàyóu, lower reaches (of a river)/lower level/lower echelon/downstream
时下 shíxià, [時下], at present/right now
属下 shǔxià, [屬下], subordinate/affiliated to/subsidiary
拉下水 先下手为强 xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
下意识 xiàyìshí, [下意識], subconscious mind
下山 xiàshān, (of the sun) to set
上上下下 相比之下 xiāngbǐzhīxià, by comparison
一下下 下岗 xiàgǎng, [下崗], to come off sentry duty/to lay off (a worker)/laid-off
每况愈下 měikuàngyùxià, [每況愈下], to steadily deteriorate
落井下石 luòjǐngxiàshí, to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom); to hit a person who is down
身下 下海 xiàhǎi, to go out to sea/to enter the sea (to swim etc)/(fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. ...
不相上下 bùxiāngshàngxià, equally matched/about the same
流下 地下水 dìxiàshuǐ, groundwater
下级 xiàjí, [下級], low ranking/low level/underclass/subordinate
下坡 xiàpō, downhill
下凡 xiàfán, to descend to the world (of immortals)
腋下 yèxià, underarm/armpit
下蛋 xiàdàn, to lay eggs
天底下 tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
下等 下坠 记下 走下坡路 zǒuxiàpōlù, to go downhill/to decline/to slump
下风 xiàfēng, [下風], leeward/downwind/disadvantageous position/to concede or give way in an argument
下肢 xiàzhī, lower limbs
上下班 shàngxiàbān, to start and finish work
下颌 xiàhé, [下頜], lower jaw/mandible
急转直下 jízhuǎnzhíxià, [急轉直下], to develop rapidly after abrupt turn (idiom); dramatic change
不在话下 bùzàihuàxià, [不在話下], to be nothing difficult/to be a cinch
下期 下位 下功夫 xiàgōngfu, see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
笔下 bǐxià, [筆下], the wording and purport of what one writes
一声令下 麾下 huīxià, troops/subordinates/(honorific appellation for a general)
下放 xiàfàng, to delegate/to decentralize/to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or...
下毒手 xiàdúshǒu, to attack murderously/to strike treacherously
膝下 xīxià, at the knee (in reference to children)/(salutation used in letters to parents or...
下列 xiàliè, following
居高临下 jūgāolínxià, [居高臨下], to live high and look down (idiom)/to overlook/to tower above/to occupy the high...
打下手 dǎxiàshǒu, to act in a supporting role/fig. to play second fiddle
下月 xiàyuè, next month
下发 xiàfā, [下發], to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels/to distribute (e.g. disaster relief ...
下部 门下 写下 xiěxià, [寫下], to write down
下文 下机 下地 xiàdì, to go down to the fields/to get up from bed/to leave one's sickbed/to be born
下届 xiàjiè, [下屆], next office holder/next to serve
篮下 手底下 下行 xiàxíng, (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital)/(of river boats) to travel downstr...
下议院 xiàyìyuàn, [下議院], lower chamber (of legislative body)/lower house/the House of Commons
在下 zàixià, under/myself (humble)
下马威 xiàmǎwēi, [下馬威], display of severity immediately on taking office/(fig.) initial show of strength
山脚下 下丘脑 xiàqiūnǎo, [下丘腦], hypothalamus (anatomy)
下铺 一怒之下 上下文 shàngxiàwén, (textual) context
双管齐下 shuāngguǎnqíxià, [雙管齊下], lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same...
四下 sìxià, everywhere
拉下马 下人 下不来 xiàbùlái, [下不來], awkward/embarrassed/cannot be accomplished
下摆 xiàbǎi, [下擺], hem of a skirt/shirt tail
下头 骑虎难下 qíhǔnánxià, [騎虎難下], if you ride a tiger, it's hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfw...
手下人 天下第一 tiānxiàdìyī, first under heaven/number one in the country
下策 下流话 无从下手 wúcóngxiàshǒu, [無從下手], not know where to start
下线 xiàxiàn, [下線], to go offline
下榻 xiàtà, to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào, [對症下藥], lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a pro...
收下 shōuxià, to accept/to receive
下同 xiàtóng, similarly hereinafter
下划线 xiàhuàxiàn, [下劃線], underscore _/underline
天下太平 tiānxiàtàipíng, the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
撂下 举国上下 jǔguóshàngxià, [舉國上下], the entire nation/the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file
顺流而下 下酒 xiàjiǔ, to be appropriate to have with alcohol/to down one's drink
下脚 场下 花前月下 huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
夕阳西下 xīyángxīxià, [夕陽西下], the sun sets in the west (idiom)
一气之下 yīqìzhīxià, [一氣之下], in a fit of pique/in a fury
世风日下 shìfēngrìxià, [世風日下], public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
下城区 Xiàchéngqū, [下城區], Xiacheng district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang
松下 Sōngxià, Matsushita (name)/Panasonic (brand), abbr. for 松下電器|松下电器[Sōng xià Diàn qì]
阶下囚 中下 下作 xiàzuo, contemptible/disgusting
下腹 下装 xiàzhuāng, [下裝], to take off costume and makeup/bottom garment (trousers etc)
赶下台 下半年 xiàbànnián, second half of the year
上下车 立下 lìxià, to set up/to establish
结下 始于足下 地下隧道 催人泪下 下工夫 xiàgōngfu, to put in time and energy/to concentrate one's efforts
皮下组织 卑下 bēixià, base/low
下笔 xiàbǐ, [下筆], to put pen to paper
下旬 xiàxún, last third of the month
下调 xiàdiào/xiàtiáo, [下調], to demote/to pass down to a lower unit, to adjust downwards/to lower (prices, wa...
普天之下 坂下 地下党 自上而下 zìshàngérxià, top-down
潸然泪下 shānránlèixià, [潸然淚下], to shed silent tears (idiom)
下家 xiàjiā, player whose turn comes next (in a game)/next one/my humble home
下坡路 xiàpōlù, downhill road/(fig.) downhill path
低三下四 dīsānxiàsì, servile
这一下 下移 下泻 下关 Xiàguān, [下關], Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
下陷 xiàxiàn, to subside/subsidence
一统天下 上下学 下半时 上梁不正下梁歪 shàngliángbùzhèngxiàliángwāi, lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); ...
汗如雨下 hànrúyǔxià, sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely/sweating like a pig
丹下 千里之行始于足下 减下 上下级 下派 下里巴人 xiàlǐbārén, folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chǔ guó]/popular art forms (cf. 陽春白雪|阳春白雪[y...
打天下 dǎtiānxià, to seize power/to conquer the world/to establish and expand a business/to carve ...
南下 nánxià, to go down south
名扬天下 江河日下 jiānghérìxià, rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse/deteriorating day b...
下苦功 下操 下挫 xiàcuò, (of sales, prices etc) to fall/to drop/decline/slump
下工 xiàgōng, to knock off (at the end of a day's work)/to finish work
下乡 xiàxiāng, [下鄉], to go to the countryside
足下 zúxià, you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation)/below the foo...
泪如雨下 lèirúyǔxià, [淚如雨下], tears falling like rain (idiom)
目下 mùxià, at present
舍下 shěxià/shèxià, [捨下], to abandon/to lay down, my humble home
下半夜 声泪俱下 shēnglèijùxià, [聲淚俱下], to shed tears while recounting sth/speaking in a tearful voice
下限 兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
地下铁道 相持不下 xiāngchíbùxià, at a stalemate/deadlocked/in unrelenting mutual opposition
下压力 自下而上 zìxiàérshàng, bottom-up
扬名天下 下疳 下狱 xiàyù, [下獄], to imprison
飞流直下三千尺 下浮 xiàfú, downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
下品 下卷 下帖 相形之下 下世 xiàshì, to die/future incarnation/next life/to be born/to come into the world/future gen...
不下于 bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
先天下之忧而忧 下野 xiàyě, to step down from office/to go into opposition
下饭 下首 九泉之下 下学 名满天下 míngmǎntiānxià, [名滿天下], world famous
眼底下 yǎndǐxia, in front of one's eyes/in full view as a panorama/right now
木下惠介 上下一心 下半旗 下萨克森州 冒天下之大不韪 màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
下篇 下情 xiàqíng, feelings of the masses/my situation (humble speech)
欺上瞒下 下泄 下年 竹下 下狠心 形而下 年下 niánxià, lunar new year
下一辈 由上至下 居高不下 jūgāobùxià, (of prices, rates etc) to remain high
偏下 上下半场 下巴颏 xiàbakē, [下巴頦], chin
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调 ⇒
调查 diàochá, [調查], investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey/(opinion) poll/CL:項|项[xiàn...
调 diào/tiáo, [調], to transfer/to move (troops or cadres)/to investigate/to enquire into/accent/vie...
调查局 调整 tiáozhěng, [調整], to adjust/adjustment/revision/CL:個|个[gè]
调情 tiáoqíng, [調情], to flirt
低调 dīdiào, [低調], low pitch/quiet (voice)/subdued/low-key/low-profile
强调 qiángdiào, [強調], to emphasize (a statement)/to stress
空调 kōngtiáo, [空調], air conditioning/air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)/CL:臺...
协调 xiétiáo, [協調], to coordinate/to harmonize/to fit together/to match (colors etc)/harmonious/conc...
调头 diàotóu/diàotou, [調頭], variant of 掉頭|掉头[diào tóu], tone (of voice)/tune
调味 tiáowèi, [調味], seasoning/condiment/flavoring/dressing/essences
调出 调节 tiáojié, [調節], to adjust/to regulate/to harmonize/to reconcile (accountancy etc)
调动 diàodòng, [調動], to transfer/to maneuver (troops etc)/movement of personnel/to mobilize/to bring ...
调皮 tiáopí, [調皮], naughty/mischievous/unruly
失调 shīdiào/shītiáo, [失調], out of tune (music), imbalance/to become dysfunctional/to lack proper care (afte...
音调 yīndiào, [音調], pitch of voice (high or low)/pitch (of a musical note)/tone
调调 调料 tiáoliào, [調料], condiment/seasoning/flavoring
调子 diàozi, [調子], tune/melody/tuning/cadence/intonation/(speech) tone
调戏 tiáoxì, [調戲], to take liberties with a woman/to dally/to assail a woman with obscenities
单调 dāndiào, [單調], monotonous
调度 diàodù, [調度], to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)/to schedule/to manage/dispatcher/scheduler
腔调 qiāngdiào, [腔調], accent
调查组 调解 tiáojiě, [調解], to mediate/to bring parties to an agreement
陈词滥调 chéncílàndiào, [陳詞濫調], cliché/commonplace/truism/stereotype
调教 tiáojiào, [調教], to instruct/to teach/to train/to raise (livestock)
语调 yǔdiào, [語調], intonation/CL:個|个[gè]
情调 qíngdiào, [情調], sentiment/tone and mood/taste
格调 gédiào, [格調], style (of art or literature)/form/one's work style/moral character
烹调 pēngtiáo, [烹調], to cook/cooking
调换 diàohuàn, [調換], to exchange/to change places/to swap
小调 xiǎodiào, [小調], xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre/minor key (in music)
曲调 qǔdiào, [曲調], tune/melody
调配 diàopèi/tiáopèi, [調配], to allocate/to deploy, to blend (colors, herbs)/to mix
步调 bùdiào, [步調], gait/marching order/step/pace
唱反调 chàngfǎndiào, [唱反調], to express a different view/to take a different position
调离 调频 tiáopín, [調頻], frequency modulation/FM
走调 zǒudiào, [走調], out of tune/off-key
大调 dàdiào, [大調], major key (in music)
调试 tiáoshì, [調試], to debug/to adjust components during testing/debugging
声调 shēngdiào, [聲調], tone/note/a tone (on a Chinese syllable)/CL:個|个[gè]
调遣 diàoqiǎn, [調遣], to dispatch/to assign/a dispatch
调研 diàoyán, [調研], to investigate and research/research/investigation
调查处 调和 tiáohé, [調和], harmonious/to mediate/to reconcile/to compromise/mediation/to mix/to blend/blend...
调停 tiáotíng, [調停], to reconcile/to mediate/to bring warring parties to agreement/to arbitrate
调制 tiáozhì, [調制]/[調製], to modulate/modulation, to concoct by mixing ingredients/to prepare according to...
调度员 调转 diàozhuǎn, [調轉], to reassign sb to a different job/to turn around/to change direction/to make a U...
调侃 tiáokǎn, [調侃], to ridicule/to tease/to mock/idle talk/chitchat
色调 sèdiào, [色調], hue/tone
调用 diàoyòng, [調用], to transfer (for a specific purpose)/to allocate/(computing) to invoke (a comman...
基调 jīdiào, [基調], main key (of a musical composition)/keynote (speech)
高调 gāodiào, [高調], high-sounding speech/bombast/high-profile
调节器 tiáojiéqì, [調節器], regulator
论调 lùndiào, [論調], argument/view (sometimes derogatory)
调羹 tiáogēng, [調羹], spoon
调味品 tiáowèipǐn, [調味品], seasoning/flavoring
调色 tiáosè, [調色], to blend colors/to mix colors
协调员 xiétiáoyuán, [協調員], coordinator
调剂 tiáojì, [調劑], to adjust/to balance/to make up a medical prescription
调任 diàorèn, [調任], to transfer/to move to another post
调集 diàojí, [調集], to summon/to muster/to assemble
上调 shàngtiáo, [上調], to raise (prices)/to adjust upwards
老调 调派 diàopài, [調派], to send on assignment/to deploy (troops)
调令 借调 jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel)
老调重弹 lǎodiàochóngtán, [老調重彈], to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
对调 duìdiào, [對調], to swap places/to exchange roles
调解人 变调 biàndiào, [變調], tone sandhi/modified tone/(music) to change key/modulation
调皮鬼 调制解调器 tiáozhìjiětiáoqì, [調制解調器], modem
调查表 diàochábiǎo, [調查表], questionnaire/inventory list/CL:張|张[zhāng],份[fèn]
抽调 chōudiào, [抽調], to transfer (personnel or material)
转调 zhuǎndiào, [轉調], (music) to change key/modulation/(of an employee) to be transferred to another p...
咏叹调 yǒngtàndiào, [詠嘆調], aria
调控 tiáokòng, [調控], to regulate/to control
调理 tiáolǐ, [調理], to nurse one's health/to recuperate/to take care of/to look after/to discipline/...
调笑 tiáoxiào, [調笑], to tease/to poke fun at
降调 jiàngdiào, [降調], falling intonation (linguistics)/to lower the key of a tune/to demote
升调 shēngdiào, [昇調], rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
暖色调 征调 zhēngdiào, [徵調], to conscript/to second (personnel)/to requisition (supplies etc)
下调 xiàdiào/xiàtiáo, [下調], to demote/to pass down to a lower unit, to adjust downwards/to lower (prices, wa...
空调机 调拨 diàobō/tiáobō, [調撥], to send (products)/to allocate/to commit (funds)/to channel (goods), to sow disc...
调养 tiáoyǎng, [調養], to take care of (sb's health)/to nurse
调节剂 定调 dìngdiào, [定調], to set the tone
调查会 调阅 diàoyuè, [調閱], to access (a document)/to consult
微调 wēitiáo, [微調], fine tuning/trimming
调焦 tiáojiāo, [調焦], to focus
调取 diàoqǔ, [調取], to obtain (information from an archive etc)
调节阀 问卷调查 调停人 调度室 解调器 请调 qǐngdiào, [請調], to request a transfer
调人 调入 diàorù, [調入], to bring in/to call in/to transfer (a person, data)/(computing) to call/to load ...
解调 jiětiáo, [解調], demodulation/to demodulate
调整期 空调器 外调 调兵遣将 diàobīngqiǎnjiàng, [調兵遣將], to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army/to send a team on ...
调幅 tiáofú, [調幅], amplitude modulation (AM)/size of an adjustment
调速 tiáosù, [調速], to adjust the speed
唱高调 chànggāodiào, [唱高調], to sing the high part/to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
调色板 tiáosèbǎn, [調色板], palette
调匀 tiáoyún, [調勻], to blend (cooking)/to mix evenly
调制器 怪调 风调雨顺 fēngtiáoyǔshùn, [風調雨順], favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
笔调 bǐdiào, [筆調], (of writing) tone/style
调查团 diàochátuán, [調查團], investigating team
调节费 步调一致 bùdiàoyīzhì, [步調一致], to be united in action
调谐 tiáoxié, [調諧], harmonious/to adjust/to tune (e.g. wireless receiver)/to bring into harmony
调运 谐调 调治 调门 diàomén/tiáomén, [調門], melody/pitch or key (music)/tone/style/point of view, valve
调式 diàoshì, [調式], (musical) mode
调弄 tiáonòng, [調弄], to tease/to make fun of/to provoke/to stir up (trouble)
实地调查 时调 shídiào, [時調], regional folk song popular during a certain period of time