Chinese word

调度

Pronunciation

Pinyindiào dù

Meaning

  • verbarrange

Example

我已经调度好了会议需要的物资。wǒ yǐ jīng diào dù hǎo le huì yì xū yào de wù zī

I have already arranged the supplies needed for the meeting.

Illustration for 调度 (arrange)

More examples

春运期间，铁路部门根据情况调度列车加开临客。chūn yùn qī jiān tiě lù bù mén gēn jù qíng kuàng diào dù liè chē jiā kāi lín kè

During the Spring Festival travel period, railway authorities scheduled extra temporary passenger trains as needed.

Core concept

An organizer matches available people, supplies, or vehicles with changing needs and sends them into action.

Common phrases

  • 调度列车diào dù liè chē

    manage train schedules

  • 调度任务diào dù rèn wù

    assign tasks

  • 调度人员diào dù rén yuán

    arrange personnel

Similar words

调配diào pèi: Distribute available people or supplies among different needs and assign them for use.
安排ān pái: Organize a job or event by deciding its time, place, order, and preparations.
派遣pài qiǎn: Dispatch people to a specific location or assignment.
指挥zhǐ huī: Lead people or an organization by directing their actions and work.

Definition in Chinese

把人员、物资或车辆等根据需要进行安排和派遣，以保证工作或任务顺利进行的动作或过程。bǎ rén yuán wù zī huò chē liàng děng gēn jù xū yào jìn xíng ān pái hé pài qiǎn yǐ bǎo zhèng gōng zuò huò rèn wù shùn lì jìn xíng de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound 调度 (diàodù, "dispatch") pairs 调 (diào, "adjust") with 度 (dù, "measure"), presenting distribution as a controlled adjustment to fit a task.

Usage tips

  • The word usually concerns resources that can be assigned or moved, which makes it useful for staff, vehicles, and supplies but less natural for a casual social arrangement.

Other meanings

  • dispatchverb
  • deployverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 调度员diào dù yuándispatchernoun
  • 调度台diào dù táidispatch desknoun
  • 调度系统diào dù xì tǒngdispatch systemnoun

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