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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 调子
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 调子 | diào zi | - tune - melody - tuning - cadence - intonation - (speech) tone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 12,959 | 29,415 | 22,185 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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 adjust - to regulate - to season (food) - to provoke - to incite |
| 子 | zǐ | - son - child - seed - egg - small thing - 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat - viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] - ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) - subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 | zi | - (noun suffix) |
Other Words Containing 调子
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 调子 | - | - | 12,959 | 29,415 | 22,185 |