细调
xì diào
Pinyin

Definition

细调
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xì diào
  1. to fine tune

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

仔细
zǐ xì
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
  3. 3 cautious
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
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
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]
细
xì
  1. 1 thin or slender
  2. 2 finely particulate
  3. 3 thin and soft
  4. 4 fine
  5. 5 delicate
  6. 6 trifling
  7. 7 (of a sound) quiet
  8. 8 frugal
细心
xì xīn
  1. 1 careful
  2. 2 attentive
细节
xì jié
  1. 1 details
  2. 2 particulars
细胞
xì bāo
  1. 1 cell (biology)
细腻
xì nì
  1. 1 exquisite
  2. 2 meticulous
细雨
xì yǔ
  1. 1 fine rain
  2. 2 drizzle
  3. 3 poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
详细
xiáng xì
  1. 1 detailed
  2. 2 in detail
  3. 3 minute
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]
调节
tiáo jié
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 to regulate
  3. 3 to harmonize
  4. 4 to reconcile (accountancy etc)
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

Idioms (20)

事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
呢喃细语
ní nán xì yǔ
  1. 1 whispering in a low voice (idiom); murmuring
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)
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn
  1. 1 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
细嚼慢咽
xì jiáo màn yàn
  1. 1 to eat slowly (idiom)
细大不捐
xì dà bù juān
  1. 1 not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom)
  2. 2 all-embracing
细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu
  1. 1 soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 smooth-skinned
细声细气
xì shēng xì qì
  1. 1 in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken
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
轻声细语
qīng shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 to speak softly
  2. 2 to whisper (idiom)

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