How to say “regulate” in Chinese
regulate (temperature, pace)
“Regulate” in Chinese is 调节, tiáo jié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
调节 is read tiáo jié: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”. Its second reading is diào, “tone, melody”.
Originally a bamboo joint: hence “link”, “stretch of time”, “festival”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “调节”.
More words from the lesson “Links, norms and paths”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “regulate” in Chinese?
“Regulate” in Chinese is 调节, pinyin tiáojié.
What does 调节 mean?
调节 (tiáojié) means “regulate (temperature, pace)”.
How do you write 调节?
调节 is 2 characters: 调 (tiáo) — adjust, tune; 节 (jié) — festival; link, segment. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 调节?
调节 is read tiáojié. Tones: tiáo — second tone, jié — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“regulate” in the lesson “Links, norms and paths”
This word is from the topic “Structure and links” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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