论调
lùn diào
Pinyin

Definition

论调
 - 
lùn diào
  1. argument
  2. view (sometimes derogatory)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不论
bù lùn
  1. 1 whatever
  2. 2 no matter what (who, how etc)
  3. 3 regardless of
  4. 4 not to discuss
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
无论
wú lùn
  1. 1 no matter what or how
  2. 2 regardless of whether...
理论
lǐ lùn
  1. 1 theory
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to argue
  4. 4 to take notice of
空调
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
讨论
tǎo lùn
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to talk over
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
评论
píng lùn
  1. 1 to comment on
  2. 2 to discuss
  3. 3 comment
  4. 4 commentary
  5. 5 CL:篇[piān]
评论家
píng lùn jiā
  1. 1 critic
  2. 2 reviewer
调
diào
  1. 1 to transfer
  2. 2 to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 accent
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 argument
  8. 8 key (in music)
  9. 9 mode (music)
  10. 10 tune
  11. 11 tone
  12. 12 melody
调整
tiáo zhěng
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 adjustment
  3. 3 revision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
调查
diào chá
  1. 1 investigation
  2. 2 inquiry
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to survey
  5. 5 survey
  6. 6 (opinion) poll
  7. 7 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
论
Lún
  1. 1 abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius)
论坛
lùn tán
  1. 1 forum (for discussion)
论文
lùn wén
  1. 1 paper
  2. 2 treatise
  3. 3 thesis
  4. 4 CL:篇[piān]
  5. 5 to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
上调
shàng tiáo
  1. 1 to raise (prices)
  2. 2 to adjust upwards
下调
xià diào
  1. 1 to demote
  2. 2 to pass down to a lower unit
协调
xié tiáo
  1. 1 to coordinate
  2. 2 to harmonize
  3. 3 to fit together
  4. 4 to match (colors etc)
  5. 5 harmonious
  6. 6 concerted
单调
dān diào
  1. 1 monotonous
基调
jī diào
  1. 1 main key (of a musical composition)
  2. 2 keynote (speech)

Idioms (20)

一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
品头论足
pǐn tóu lùn zú
  1. 1 lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom); minute criticism of a woman's appearance
  2. 2 fig. to find fault in minor details
  3. 3 nitpicking
  4. 4 overcritical
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
  1. 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
成败论人
chéng bài lùn rén
  1. 1 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
  2. 2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论黄
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
  1. 1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
是非自有公论
shì fēi zì yǒu gōng lùn
  1. 1 to determine right and wrong based on public opinion (idiom)
  2. 2 Public opinion will judge what's right and wrong.
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
  1. 1 to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
  1. 1 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
  2. 2 to place on a par with
  3. 3 (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
  1. 1 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
盖棺定论
gài guān dìng lùn
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)
盖棺论定
gài guān lùn dìng
  1. 1 don't pass judgment on a person's life until the lid is on the coffin (idiom)

Sample Sentences

Agh, I get angry just looking at the news. On the one hand they encourage you to buy a car, and on the other hand they call vigorously for stronger environmental awareness. Isn't that a self-contradiction? We've been talking about environmental protection for so many years, and we haven't had a bit of improvement. In fact, the situation gets more serious all the time!
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