调剂
Old HSK 6
调剂 (tiáojì) · to adjust
调剂 (tiáojì) means “to adjust; to make a change”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 剂 (dose). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 调剂 is built
The characters
调 diào · to transfer
What 调 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 周 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
剂 jì · dose
What 剂 is made of
- 齐qí — even
- 文wén — writing
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 文wén — writing
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
周末去爬山，可以调剂一下生活。Zhōumò qù páshān, kěyǐ tiáojì yíxià shēnghuó.A weekend hike can add some variety to life.
学校帮他调剂到了另一个专业。Xuéxiào bāng tā tiáojì dào le lìngyígè zhuānyè.The school transferred him to another major.
Questions about 调剂
What does 调剂 mean?
调剂 (tiáojì) means “to adjust; to make a change”.
How do you pronounce 调剂?
调剂 is pronounced tiáojì.
Which HSK level is 调剂?
调剂 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 调查diàocháto investigate
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 单调dāndiàomonotonous
- 调皮tiáopínaughty
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调节tiáojiéto adjust
Learn 调剂 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 179: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.