HSK 6 · Verbs

调剂 tiáojì “to adjust” in Chinese

Traditional 調劑

What 调剂 means

  1. to adjust
  2. to redistribute
  3. to liven up
  4. to redistribute (resources etc)
  5. (fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one’s daily life
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to serve as a change of pace
  • (of a pharmacist) to fill a prescription

How to say 调剂

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale调tiáo2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale剂jì4th tone, falling

调剂 in a sentence

  1. 周末去爬山可以调剂一下生活。

    Zhōumò qù páshān kěyǐ tiáojì yíxià shēnghuó.

    Going hiking at the weekend is a nice change of pace.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 学校调剂了几个班的教室。

    Xuéxiào tiáojì le jǐ ge bān de jiàoshì.

    The school reallocated classrooms among several classes.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 调剂 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tiáoto harmonise
  • 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 tiáo.

The character 剂 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
剂jìa compound made by mixing ingredients
  • 齐even · qíSound part
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part

刂 hints at the meaning (knife); 齐 (qí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jì.

How to write 调剂

调 10 strokes · 剂 8 strokes

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

Words related to 调剂

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调节tiáojié · to adjust

More words: Common Verbs

掏tāo · to take out (from a pocket)淘汰táotài · to eliminate舔tiǎn · to lick调和tiáohé · to reconcile调节tiáojié · to adjust挑衅tiǎoxìn · to provoke停顿tíngdùn · to pause推翻tuīfān · to overthrow

FAQs

调剂 (tiáojì) means “to adjust” or “to redistribute”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiáojì: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then jì 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, 调剂 is written 調劑. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaoji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 调剂 from the suggestions. Typing tiaoji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
调剂 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.