调

• 拼音: diào
• 汉字拆解: 调 = 讠(speech) + 周 (around/cycle)

含义

To transfer; to reassign; to shift. Used when moving personnel, resources, or positions from one place to another.

In this pronunciation (diào, 4th tone), the primary meaning is to transfer or reassign, especially in work or administrative contexts. Different from 调 (tiáo, 2nd tone), which means to adjust or regulate.

例句

1. 公司把他从上海调到了北京。
2. 领导决定调一批物资到灾区。
3. 他被调到了另一个部门工作。

用法指南

语境: work, administration

语气: formal

正确说法

• 她被调到总公司去了。(She was transferred to the headquarters.)
• 上级调了更多人手来帮忙。(The superiors transferred more people to help.)

错误说法

• 我调了电视的频道 (For changing TV channels, use 换 — diào is specifically for transferring people or resources)

起源与历史

The character 调 combines 讠(speech radical) and 周 (cycle, around), originally meaning to harmonise or coordinate, later extended to mean transfer or reassign.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal