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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 调节

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
调节 tiáo jié - to adjust
- to regulate
- to harmonize
- to reconcile (accountancy etc)

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
6 5 10,338 2,928 5,381

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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
jiē- see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
jié- joint; node
- (bound form) section; segment
- solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
- seasonal festival
- (bound form) to economize; to save
- (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
- classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
- knot (nautical miles per hour)

Other Words Containing 调节

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
调节 6 5 10,338 2,928 5,381
调节器 - - 26,531 40,333 80,707