调 tiáodiào HSK3 adjust, tune Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: argument All meanings 261 tiáo 165 to adjust 136to mix 17to tease 13diào 96 to investigate 55style 14to transfer 10tune 10accent 6argument 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 调, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1 sentence for 调 (diào — argument) 我以为诗人要避用陈词滥调。 wǒ yǐwéi shīrén yào bì yòng chéncílàndiào. I thought poets were supposed to avoid clichés. Source: OpenSubtitles