调准
tiáo zhǔn
Pinyin

Definition

调准
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tiáo zhǔn
  1. to adjust to the right value
  2. to tune
  3. to focus (a camera etc)
  4. to set (the date, the time) to the correct value

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
标准
biāo zhǔn
  1. 1 (an official) standard
  2. 2 norm
  3. 3 criterion
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
准
zhǔn
  1. 1 accurate
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 definitely
  4. 4 certainly
  5. 5 about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)
  6. 6 quasi-
  7. 7 para-
准备
zhǔn bèi
  1. 1 preparation
  2. 2 to prepare
  3. 3 to intend
  4. 4 to be about to
  5. 5 reserve (fund)
准时
zhǔn shí
  1. 1 on time
  2. 2 punctual
  3. 3 on schedule
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]
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
基准
jī zhǔn
  1. 1 norm
  2. 2 standard
  3. 3 standard of reference
  4. 4 base
  5. 5 base point
  6. 6 base line
  7. 7 benchmark
  8. 8 reference point
  9. 9 reference frame
  10. 10 criterion
  11. 11 data
基调
jī diào
  1. 1 main key (of a musical composition)
  2. 2 keynote (speech)
失调
shī diào
  1. 1 out of tune (music)
对准
duì zhǔn
  1. 1 to aim at
  2. 2 to target
  3. 3 to point at
  4. 4 to be directed at
  5. 5 registration
  6. 6 alignment (mechanical engineering)
小调
xiǎo diào
  1. 1 xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre
  2. 2 minor key (in music)
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
曲调
qǔ diào
  1. 1 tune
  2. 2 melody
格调
gé diào
  1. 1 style (of art or literature)
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 one's work style
  4. 4 moral character

Idioms (13)

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)
放之四海而皆准
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
  1. 1 applicable anywhere (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
规矩准绳
guī ju zhǔn shéng
  1. 1 compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom); fig. established standard
  2. 2 norms
  3. 3 criteria
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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