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调动 (diào dòng): Transfer (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

调 • diào • to transfer, to move, to dispatch
diào调

to transfer, to move, to dispatch

动 • dòng • to move, to act, to change
dòng动

to move, to act, to change

Word Info

Pinyindiào dòng
Meaningtransfer; shift; manoeuver
Characters2
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 调动.

  • 辨认biàn rènidentify; recognise
  • 博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
  • 苍白cāng báipale; pallid; wan
  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 仓库cāng kùstorehouse; warehouse
  • 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
  • 遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 调动.

Words with 调
  • 空调kōng tiáoair-conditioning
  • 调查diào cháinvestigation
  • 单调dān diàomonotonous; dull; drab
  • 声调
shēng diào
tone; pitch of voice
  • 强调qiáng diàostress; emphasize; underline
  • 调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; tune-up; trim
  • 调皮tiáo pínaughty; mischievous
  • 调研diào yánto investigate and research
    • Words with 动
    • 运动yùn dòngsport
    • 动物dòng wùanimals
    • 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
    • 运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition
    • 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete
    • 动作dòng zuòmovement
    • 动车dòng chēhigh-speed train; bullet train
    • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
    4.

    How to Use 调动 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith起来
    diào调
    dòng动
    qǐ起
    lái来
    neutral
    mobilize (to get started)
    Adverb + Verbwith积极
    jī积
    jí极
    diào调
    dòng动
    Verb + Object
    diào调
    dòng动
    gōng工
    zuò作
    5.

    Example Sentences with 调动

    lǎo老
    shī师
    diào调
    dòng动
    xué学
    shēng生
    neutral
    actively mobilize
    neutral
    transfer job
    diào调
    dòng动
    jī积
    jí极
    xìng性
    formal
    arouse enthusiasm
    huí回
    dá答
    wèn问
    tí题
    。
    The teacher calls on students to answer questions.
    nǐ你
    néng能
    diào调
    dòng动
    yí一
    xià下
    xiàn现
    chǎng场
    de的
    qì气
    fēn氛
    ma吗
    ？
    gǎn感
    jué觉
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    chén沉
    mèn闷
    。
    Can you liven up the atmosphere here? It feels a bit dull.
    gōng公
    sī司
    diào调
    dòng动
    tā他
    qù去
    běi北
    jīng京
    gōng工
    zuò作
    。
    The company transferred him to work in Beijing.
    zhèng政
    fǔ府
    diào调
    dòng动
    zī资
    yuán源
    bāng帮
    zhù助
    zāi灾
    qū区
    rén人
    mín民
    。
    The government mobilized resources to help people in the disaster area.
    diào调
    dòng动
    gōng工
    zuò作
    dì地
    diǎn点
    hòu后
    ，
    tā他
    hěn很
    kuài快
    jiù就
    shì适
    yìng应
    le了
    xīn新
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    huán环
    jìng境
    。
    After being transferred to a new work location, he quickly adapted to the new living environment.