调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调动
diàodòng
to transfer; to mobilize
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 公司调动他。 Gōng sī diào dòng tā. The company transfers him.
- 他被调动了。 Tā bèi diào dòng le. He is transferred.
- 调动大家积极性。 Diào dòng dà jiā jī jí xìng. Mobilize everyone's enthusiasm.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action