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调制
tiáo zhì
Pinyin
Definition
调制
-
tiáo zhì
to concoct by mixing ingredients
to prepare according to a recipe
to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)
Character Decomposition
调
讠
田
口
制
牛
巾
刂
Related Words
(20)
低调
dī diào
1
low pitch
2
quiet (voice)
3
subdued
4
low-key
5
low-profile
定制
dìng zhì
1
custom-made
2
made-to-order
3
to have something custom made
强调
qiáng diào
1
to emphasize (a statement)
2
to stress
情调
qíng diào
1
sentiment
2
tone and mood
3
taste
炮制
páo zhì
1
to concoct
2
to invent
3
to fabricate
4
to produce
5
to process
6
processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
空调
kōng tiáo
1
air conditioning
2
air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
3
CL:臺|台[tái]
自制
zì zhì
1
self-made
2
improvised
3
homemade
4
handmade
蓝调
lán diào
1
blues (music)
制
zhì
1
to manufacture
2
to make
制作
zhì zuò
1
to make
2
to manufacture
制造
zhì zào
1
to manufacture
2
to make
复制
fù zhì
1
to duplicate
2
to make a copy of
3
to copy
4
to reproduce
5
to clone
调
diào
1
to transfer
2
to move (troops or cadres)
3
to investigate
4
to enquire into
5
accent
6
view
7
argument
8
key (in music)
9
mode (music)
10
tune
11
tone
12
melody
调味
tiáo wèi
1
seasoning
2
condiment
3
flavoring
4
dressing
5
essences
调戏
tiáo xì
1
to take liberties with a woman
2
to dally
3
to assail a woman with obscenities
调整
tiáo zhěng
1
to adjust
2
adjustment
3
revision
4
CL:個|个[gè]
调料
tiáo liào
1
condiment
2
seasoning
3
flavoring
调查
diào chá
1
investigation
2
inquiry
3
to investigate
4
to survey
5
survey
6
(opinion) poll
7
CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
调皮
tiáo pí
1
naughty
2
mischievous
3
unruly
调研
diào yán
1
to investigate and research
2
research
3
investigation
Idioms
(14)
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
1
to sing the high part
2
to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
1
monotonous
2
dull
3
tedious (idiom)
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
1
to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
1
to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
1
to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
1
replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
2
to keep harping on about the same old stuff
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
1
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
1
to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
2
to send a team on a task
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
1
to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
1
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
2
to lure an enemy away from his territory
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
1
favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
1
blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
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