Word information
Simplified调节
Traditional調節
Pinyintiáojié
Part of speech动
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
调节
tiáojié · to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 调节
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过节guòjié
to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
季节jìjiétime; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)
节目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule); CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4]
节日jiérìholiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]
空调kōngtiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode); CL:臺|台[tai2]