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跑调

pǎo diào

2-character word Traditional 跑調

What 跑调 means

1. to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)

The characters in 跑调

• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend

Example sentences

• 汤姆唱歌总跑调。
  Tāngmǔ chànggē zǒng pǎodiào.
  Tom always sings out of tune.

Sounds the same

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

• 跑掉to run away; to take to one's heels