调动
Old HSK 6
调动 (diàodòng) · to transfer
调动 (diàodòng) means “to transfer; to mobilise; to arouse”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 动 (to move). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 调动 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)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他被调动到北京工作。Tā bèi diàodòng dào Běijīng gōngzuò.He was transferred to work in Beijing.
老师要调动学生的积极性。Lǎoshī yào diàodòng xuésheng de jījíxìng.Teachers need to motivate students.
Questions about 调动
What does 调动 mean?
调动 (diàodòng) means “to transfer; to mobilise; to arouse”.
How do you pronounce 调动?
调动 is pronounced diàodòng.
Which HSK level is 调动?
调动 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)
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
- 调节tiáojiéto adjust
Learn 调动 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.