调整
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
调整 (tiáozhěng) · to adjust
调整 (tiáozhěng) means “to adjust; to change”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 整 (whole). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 调整 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)
整 zhěng · whole
What 整 is made of
- 敕chì — an imperial order or decree
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 束shù — to bind
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 敕 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要调整一下时间。Wǒmen yào tiáozhěng yīxià shíjiān.We need to adjust the time a bit.
你调整好了吗？Nǐ tiáozhěng hǎo le ma?Have you finished adjusting?
Questions about 调整
What does 调整 mean?
调整 (tiáozhěng) means “to adjust; to change”.
How do you pronounce 调整?
调整 is pronounced tiáozhěng.
Which HSK level is 调整?
调整 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 调查diàocháto investigate
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 单调dāndiàomonotonous
- 调皮tiáopínaughty
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
- 调节tiáojiéto adjust
Learn 调整 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.