Chinese word

调动

Pronunciation

Pinyindiào dòng

Meaning

  • verbtransfer

Example

公司决定调动我到上海办事处。gōng sī jué dìng diào dòng wǒ dào shàng hǎi bàn shì chù

The company decided to transfer me to the Shanghai office.

Illustration for 调动 (transfer)

More examples

为了完成项目，公司临时调动了几名工程师。wèi le wán chéng xiàng mù gōng sī lín shí diào dòng le jǐ míng gōng chéng shī

To complete the project, the company temporarily transferred several engineers.

Core concept

A planned shift that places people, supplies, or duties where a task needs them.

Common phrases

  • 调动人员diào dòng rén yuán

    transfer personnel

  • 调动人手diào dòng rén shǒu

    mobilize staff

  • 调动到diào dòng dào

    transfer to

Similar words

派遣pài qiǎn: Send people to another place for a particular job or mission, usually for a limited time.
调配diào pèi: Assign and arrange needed people or supplies in suitable places according to a task's needs.
调任diào rèn: Change a person's job or work location and place that person in a different post.
调换diào huàn: Exchange a person or thing for another of the same kind or level.

Definition in Chinese

把人员、物资或职务从一个地点或岗位调整到另一个地点或岗位，以便在新处承担工作或完成任务。bǎ rén yuán wù zī huò zhí wù cóng yí gè dì diǎn huò gǎng wèi tiáo zhěng dào lìng yí gè dì diǎn huò gǎng wèi yǐ biàn zài xīn chù chéng dān gōng zuò huò wán chéng rèn wù

Word origin

调 (diào, "assign") + 动 (dòng, "move") combines placement with movement, giving the sense of sending people or resources to a new working position.

Usage tips

  • The verb itself does not say whether a workplace move is temporary or permanent, so the surrounding context supplies the time frame.

Other meanings

  • mobilizeverb
  • reassignnoun

Opposites

  • 留任liú rènretain in postverb

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