调
tiáo
to harmonize
to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
请你帮我调一下空调的温度。
qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tiáo yī xià kōng tiáo de wēn dù。
Please help me adjust the air conditioner's temperature.
做汤的时候要仔细调味，才能好喝。
zuò tāng de shí hòu yào zǐ xì tiáo wèi，cái néng hǎo hē。
When making soup, you need to season it carefully for it to taste good.
Words with 调
强调色
qiáng diào sè
accent color
速调管
sù tiáo guǎn
klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
连续变调
lián xù biàn diào
tone sandhi
野调无腔
yě diào wú qiāng
coarse in speech and manner
降调
jiàng diào
falling intonation (linguistics)
陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào
cliché
电缆调制解调器
diàn lǎn tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì
cable modem
音调
yīn diào
pitch of voice (high or low)
韵调
yùn diào
rhyme and tone
风调
fēng diào
character (of a person, verse, object etc)
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
(idiom) to have good weather for crops
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker