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调子

diào zi

2-character word Traditional 調子

What 调子 means

1. tune
2. melody
3. tuning
4. cadence
5. intonation
6. (speech) tone

The characters in 调子

• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Example sentences

• 我认出了一些汤姆演奏的调子。
  Wǒ rènchū le yīxiē Tāngmǔ yǎnzòu de diàozi.
  I recognized some of the tunes that Tom played.

Words containing 调子

• 定调子dìng diào zito set the tone
• 旧调子jiù diào ziold tune; fig. conservative opinion; the same old stuff