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
调剂
tiáojì
to adjust; to provide variety or relief; to dispense medicine
Characters in this word
剂 jì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 齐 even, uniform, of equal length 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期写代码的人需要一点户外活动来调剂单调的工作节奏。 Chángqī xiě dàimǎ de rén xūyào yìdiǎn hùwài huódòng lái tiáojì dāndiào de gōngzuò jiézòu. People who write code for long periods need a little outdoor activity to break up the monotonous rhythm of work.
- 周末爬爬山，正好调剂一周繁忙的工作。 Zhōumò pápá shān, zhènghǎo tiáojì yì zhōu fánmáng de gōngzuò. Hiking in the mountains on the weekend is just the thing to relieve a busy week of work.
- 下班后听听音乐，能调剂一下紧张的心情。 Xiàbān hòu tīngting yīnyuè, néng tiáojì yíxià jǐnzhāng de xīnqíng. Listening to music after work can give some relief to a tense mood.
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
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 声调 shēngdiào tone