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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 大调

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
大调 dà diào - major key (in music)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,685 48,732 35,762

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- big; large; great
- older (than another person)
- eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3])
- greatly; freely; fully
- (dialect) father
- (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
dài- see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite

Other Words Containing 大调

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
大调 - - 20,685 48,732 35,762