how to write tiao(transfer) in chinese

调

pinyintiáo
radicals讠Stroke count10
eanglish meaningtransfer; shift; move; allot; accent; key; air; tune; harmonize; suit well; fit in perfectly; mix

Stroke order of the Chinese character "调" (tiao)

Handwriting

v. （调动; 分派） transfer; shift; move:

1. 调挡
shift gears;

2. 调干部
transfer cadres;

3. 调军队
move troops;

4. 他已从仓库调到会计室工作。
He has transferred from the warehouse to the accounts office.

5. 我们只得把那个学生调到慢班。
We had to move that student down to an easier class.

v. （拨给） allot; allocate:

1. 调来一批钢材。
A batch of rolled steel was allocated to us.

v. （交换） exchange:

1. 让我们调一调位子。
Let's trade seats.

n. （腔调） accent:

1. 南腔北调
(speak with) a mixed accent;

2. 这人说话带山东调儿。
This person speaks with a Shandong accent.

n. {音} （乐器以什么音作 do, 就叫什么调） key:

1. B 调
key of B;

2. G 大调
G major;

3. G 小调
G minor

n. （曲调; 调式; 音调） air; tune; melody:

1. 调寄《沁园春》
to the tune of Qinyuanchun;

2. 定调
call the tune;

3. 老调重弹
strike up an old tune

n. {语} （语音上的声调） tone; tune:

1. 降调
falling tone [tune];

2. 升调
rising tone [tune]