宫调
gōng diào
Pinyin

Definition

宫调
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gōng diào
  1. modes of ancient Chinese music

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
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
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
宫
Gōng
  1. 1 surname Gong
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
后宫
hòu gōng
  1. 1 harem
  2. 2 chambers of imperial concubines
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
皇宫
huáng gōng
  1. 1 imperial palace
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]
色调
sè diào
  1. 1 hue
  2. 2 tone
蓝调
lán diào
  1. 1 blues (music)
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
调味
tiáo wèi
  1. 1 seasoning
  2. 2 condiment
  3. 3 flavoring
  4. 4 dressing
  5. 5 essences
调戏
tiáo xì
  1. 1 to take liberties with a woman
  2. 2 to dally
  3. 3 to assail a woman with obscenities
调控
tiáo kòng
  1. 1 to regulate
  2. 2 to control
调整
tiáo zhěng
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 adjustment
  3. 3 revision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
调料
tiáo liào
  1. 1 condiment
  2. 2 seasoning
  3. 3 flavoring
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]
调皮
tiáo pí
  1. 1 naughty
  2. 2 mischievous
  3. 3 unruly
调研
diào yán
  1. 1 to investigate and research
  2. 2 research
  3. 3 investigation

Idioms (12)

含宫咀徵
hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 permeated with beautiful music (idiom)
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)
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)
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
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
  1. 1 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
  1. 1 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. 2 to send a team on a task
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
  1. 1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 to lure an enemy away from his territory
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
  1. 1 favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

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