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走调

zǒu diào

2-character word Traditional 走調

What 走调 means

1. out of tune
2. off-key

The characters in 走调

• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Example sentences

• 钢琴走调了，音色很难听。
  Gāngqín zǒudiào le, yīnsè hěn nántīng.
  The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.

Sounds the same

Read zǒu diào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 走掉to leave