调料
Old HSK 6
调料 (tiáoliào) · seasoning
调料 (tiáoliào) means “seasoning; condiment”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 料 (ingredients). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 调料 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)
料 liào · ingredients
What 料 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斗dòu — to struggle
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
做这个菜需要很多调料。Zuò zhège cài xūyào hěnduō tiáoliào.This dish needs a lot of seasonings.
超市里有各种调料。Chāoshì lǐ yǒu gèzhǒng tiáoliào.The supermarket has all kinds of seasonings.
Questions about 调料
What does 调料 mean?
调料 (tiáoliào) means “seasoning; condiment”.
How do you pronounce 调料?
调料 is pronounced tiáoliào.
Which HSK level is 调料?
调料 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
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
Learn 调料 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 179: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.