调

wǒ men zhǐ néng bǎ nà ge xué sheng diào dào màn bān

我们只能把那个学生调到慢班。

We had to move that student down to an easier class.

tā bèi diào dào zhè ge xiǎo zǔ lái le

她被调到这个小组来了。

She has been transferred to this group.

diào lái yī pī gāng cái gěi wǒ men

调来一批钢材给我们。

A batch of rolled steel was allocated to us.

nèi chá wài diào

内查外调

make investigations into both within and outside an organization

diào chá

调查

investigate

hán diào

函调

investigate through correspondence

lǎo diào chóng tán

老调重弹

strike up an old tune

qǔ diào

曲调

There was something rather wistful about the sad little tune

diào zi

调子

tune

dà diào

G大调

G major key

xiǎo diào

小调

minor

nán qiāng běi diào

南腔北调

(speak with) a mixed accent

zhè rén shuō huà de diào yǒu diǎn r tè bié

这人说话的调有点儿特别。

This person speaks with a peculiar accent.

qiāng diào

腔调

accent

zhè liǎng gè rén de yì jiàn shì yī gè diào

这两个人的意见是一个调。

The two of them have the same view.

diào lèi

调类

tone category

diào hào

调号

tone mark