Chinese word

调

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo

Meaning

  • verbturn down

Example

请把音量调小一点。qǐng bǎ yīn liàng tiáo xiǎo yì diǎn

Please turn the volume down a little.

Illustration for 调 (turn down)

More examples

请把空调温度调低两度。qǐng bǎ kōng tiáo wēn dù tiáo dī liǎng dù

Please turn down the air conditioner's temperature setting by two degrees.

Core concept

Shifts a measurable control from its current position to a more suitable point on a scale.

Common phrases

  • 调低音量tiáo dī yīn liàng

    lower the volume

  • 调小音量tiáo xiǎo yīn liàng

    lower the volume

  • 调节音量tiáo jié yīn liàng

    adjust the volume

Similar words

调整tiáo zhěng: Alter settings or placement to make them suitable for a desired result.
调低tiáo dī: Adjust a setting downward to a lower value.
减少jián shǎo: Reduce the amount or number of something.
降低jiàng dī: Bring a level or degree down.

Definition in Chinese

将可调的量从原来的档位或数值改变到较低或更合适的程度，常用于音量、温度、亮度等可通过旋钮或设置减小或弱化的情况。jiāng kě tiáo de liàng cóng yuán lái de dàng wèi huò shù zhí gǎi biàn dào jiào dī huò gèng hé shì de chéng dù cháng yòng yú yīn liàng wēn dù liàng dù děng kě tōng guò xuán niǔ huò shè zhì jián xiǎo huò ruò huà de qíng kuàng

Word origin

The word developed from an older sense of making speech or musical sound even and well matched, which extended naturally to bringing adjustable values into the desired range.

Usage tips

  • A setting change is different from a quantity change: a knob, slider, or level uses this verb, while an amount or number of objects is reduced with a different verb.

Other meanings

  • adjustverb

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