| 调整 | tiáo zhěng | adjustment; revision; CL:个 |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody |
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to season (food); to provoke; to incite |
| 调节 | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc) |
| 强调 | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 调查 | diào chá | investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll; CL:项,个 |
| 协调 | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; negotiation |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc) |
| 调制 | tiáo zhì | to modulate; modulation |
| 调和 | tiáo hé | harmonious; harmony |
| 调解 | tiáo jiě | to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement |
| 曲调 | qǔ diào | tune; melody |
| 烹调 | pēng tiáo | to cook; cooking |
| 色调 | sè diào | hue; tone |
| 调节器 | tiáo jié qì | regulator |
| 调味 | tiáo wèi | seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences |
| 调频 | tiáo pín | frequency modulation; FM |
| 调度 | diào dù | to dispatch (i.e. organize the distribution of vehicles); dispatcher |
| 调谐 | tiáo xié | harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver); to bring into harmony |
| 调配 | diào pèi | to allocate; to deploy |
| 调配 | tiáo pèi | to blend (colors, herbs); to mix |
| 调剂 | tiáo jì | to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription |
| 调子 | diào zi | tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone |
| 失调 | shī tiáo | imbalance; out of tune |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous |
| 解调 | jiě diào | to demodulate |
| 调试 | tiáo shì | to debug; to adjust components during testing; debugging |
| 音调 | yīn diào | pitch of voice (high or low); pitch (of a musical note); tone |
| 调料 | tiáo liào | condiment; seasoning; flavoring |
| 调皮 | tiáo pí | naughty; mischievous; unruly |
| 调拨 | diào bō | to send (products); to allocate; to commit (funds); to channel (goods) |
| 声调 | shēng diào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable); CL:个 |
| 论调 | lùn diào | argument; view (sometimes derogatory) |
| 腔调 | qiāng diào | accent |
| 小调 | xiǎo diào | minor key (in music) |
| 调换 | diào huàn | to exchange; to change places; to swap |
| 情调 | qíng diào | sentiment; tone and mood; taste |
| 大调 | dà diào | major key (in music) |
| 调停 | tiáo tíng | to reconcile; to mediate; to bring warring parties to agreement; to arbitrate |
| 对调 | duì diào | to swap places; to exchange roles |
| 调式 | diào shì | (musical) mode |
| 调号 | diào hào | tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à) |
| 语调 | yǔ diào | intonation; CL:个 |
| 步调 | bù diào | gait; marching order; step; pace |
| 调遣 | diào qiǎn | to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch |
| 滥调 | làn diào | hackneyed talk; platitude |
| 基调 | jī diào | main key (of a musical composition); keynote (speech) |
| 调音 | tiáo yīn | to tune (a musical instrument) |
| 调任 | diào rèn | to transfer; to move to another post |
| 空气调节 | kōng qì tiáo jié | air conditioner |
