HSK 6 · Work

调动 diàodòng “to transfer” in Chinese

Traditional 調動

What 调动 means

  1. to transfer
  2. to mobilise
  3. to deploy
  4. to manoeuvre (troops etc)
  5. movement of personnel
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to bring into play

How to say 调动

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale调diào4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling

调动 in a sentence

  1. 他被调动到北京工作了。

    Tā bèi diàodòng dào Běijīng gōngzuò le.

    He’s been transferred to work in Beijing.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 好老师能调动学生的学习热情。

    Hǎo lǎoshī néng diàodòng xuésheng de xuéxí rèqíng.

    A good teacher can get students enthusiastic about learning.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 调动 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 调 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
调diàoto transfer
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 周Zhou dynasty · zhōuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 周 (zhōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with diào.

The character 动 (dòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
动dòngto move
  • 云cloud · yún
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

Memory aidStrength 力 makes things move. In the full form 動, 重 (zhòng) gave the sound.

How to write 调动

调 10 strokes · 动 6 strokes

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调动 (diàodòng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 调动 (diàodòng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 调动

Words with 调

空调kōngtiáo · air conditioning调查diàochá · investigation强调qiángdiào · to emphasise (a statement)调整tiáozhěng · to adjust单调dāndiào · monotonous调皮tiáopí · naughty声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)调料tiáoliào · seasoning调和tiáohé · to reconcile调剂tiáojì · to adjust

Words with 动

动dòng · to move运动yùndòng · to exercise动物dòngwù · animal动物园dòngwùyuán · zoo运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet活动huódòng · activity感动gǎndòng · to be moved激动jīdòng · excited动作dòngzuò · movement

More words: Work & Career

创业chuàngyè · to start a business搭档dādàng · partner代理dàilǐ · to act on behalf of档案dàng'àn · file董事长dǒngshìzhǎng · chairman of the board反馈fǎnkuì · feedback副fù · deputy附属fùshǔ · affiliated

FAQs

调动 (diàodòng) means “to transfer” or “to mobilise”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it diàodòng: diào with a 4th tone, then dòng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 调动 is written 調動. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type diaodong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 调动 from the suggestions. Typing diaodong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
调动 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.