下调 下調
下调 下調 xià diào ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ haa6 diu6 HSK 7-9
- to demote
- to pass down to a lower unit
下调 下調 xià tiáo ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ haa6 diu6
- to adjust downwards
- to lower (prices, wages etc)
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下
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 下令 xià lìng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ haa6 ling6 to give an order; to issue an order
- 下来 下來 xià lai ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄞ haa6 loi4 to come down
- 下列 xià liè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ haa6 lit6 the following; listed below
- 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon
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- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 下场 下場 xià chang ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄔㄤ haa6 coeng4 the end
- 下坠 下墜 xià zhuì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ haa6 zeoi6 (of objects) to fall
- 下属 下屬 xià shǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨˇ haa6 suk6 subordinate
- 下山 xià shān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢ haa6 saan1 to go down a hill
- 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ haa6 gong1 (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty
- 下巴 xià ba ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ haa6 baa1 chin
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 下旬 xià xún ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ haa6 ceon4 last third of the month
- 下期 xià qī ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧ haa6 kei4 next period (week, month or quarter etc)
- 下棋 xià qí ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ haa6 kei2 to play chess
- 下楼 下樓 xià lóu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄡˊ haa6 lau4 to go downstairs
- 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
- 下水 xià shuǐ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ haa6 seoi2 downstream
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
调 調
- 上调 上調 shàng tiáo ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ soeng6 tiu4 to raise (prices)
- 低调 低調 dī diào ㄉㄧ ㄉㄧㄠˋ dai1 diu6 low pitch
- 协调 協調 xié tiáo ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hip3 tiu4 to coordinate
- 单调 單調 dān diào ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ daan1 diu6 monotonous
- 强调 強調 qiáng diào ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ koeng4 diu6 to emphasize (a statement)
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- 情调 情調 qíng diào ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄠˋ cing4 diu6 ambience; mood; flavor
- 步调 步調 bù diào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bou6 diu6 gait
- 烹调 烹調 pēng tiáo ㄆㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ paang1 tiu4 to cook
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 声调 聲調 shēng diào ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ sing1 diu6 tone
- 腔调 腔調 qiāng diào ㄑㄧㄤ ㄉㄧㄠˋ hong1 diu6 a tune
- 语调 語調 yǔ diào ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ jyu5 diu6 intonation
- 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄢˇ tiu4 hon2 to ridicule
- 调动 調動 diào dòng ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ diu6 dung6 to transfer
- 调和 調和 tiáo hé ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ tiu4 wo4 harmonious
- 调度 調度 diào dù ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄨˋ diu6 dou6 to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)
- 调控 調控 tiáo kòng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tiu4 hung3 to regulate
- 调整 調整 tiáo zhěng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄥˇ tiu4 zing2 to adjust
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
- 调查 調查 diào chá ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄚˊ diu6 caa4 investigation
Idioms with these characters
- 包打天下 bāo dǎ tiān xià ㄅㄠ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ baau1 daa2 tin1 haa6 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
- 兵临城下 兵臨城下 bīng lín chéng xià ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bing1 lam4 sing4 haa6 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- 不愧下学 不愧下學 bù kuì xià xué ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ bat1 kwai3 haa6 hok6 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
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- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 等而下之 děng ér xià zhī ㄉㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ dang2 ji4 haa6 zi1 going from there to lower grades (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ hon6 jyu4 jyu5 haa6 sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
- 兼济天下 兼濟天下 jiān jì tiān xià ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gim1 zai3 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to make everyone's lives better
- 单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào fá wèi ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˊ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 diu6 fat6 mei6 monotonous
- 调兵遣将 調兵遣將 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ diu6 bing1 hin2 zoeng3 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
- 调虎离山 調虎離山 diào hǔ lí shān ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄕㄢ diu6 fu2 lei4 saan1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
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- 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn ㄈㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ fung1 tiu4 jyu5 seon6 (idiom) to have good weather for crops
- 怪腔怪调 怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ gwaai3 hong1 gwaai3 diu6 (idiom) strange accent; odd manner of speaking or singing
- 旧调重弹 舊調重彈 jiù diào chóng tán ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ gau6 diu6 cung4 taan4 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
- 老调重弹 老調重彈 lǎo diào chóng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 diu6 cung4 taan4 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
- 饶舌调唇 饒舌調唇 ráo shé tiáo chún ㄖㄠˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄣˊ jiu4 sit6 tiu4 seon4 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
- 调三窝四 調三窩四 tiáo sān wō sì ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄢ ㄨㄛ ㄙˋ tiu4 saam1 wo1 sei3 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
- 调嘴学舌 調嘴學舌 tiáo zuǐ xué shé ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ tiu4 zeoi2 hok6 sit6 to incite trouble between people (idiom)