调, diào

Meaning: to transfer, to move

HSK 5 word

Example

他被调到上海工作了。

Tā bèi diào dào Shànghǎi gōngzuò le.

He's been transferred to work in Shanghai.

Also written 调: tiáo, “to adjust, to tune, to mix” (HSK 5).

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