调制

調製

tiáozhì

verb #22,281

Meanings

1 to prepare by mixing
2 to concoct
3 to formulate
4 modulation (electronics)

Characters

to adjust / to blend / to mix

to make / to manufacture / to prepare

Examples

调酒师调制了一杯特别的鸡尾酒。

Diàojiǔshī tiáozhì le yī bēi tèbié de jīwěijiǔ.

The bartender mixed a special cocktail.

信号在发送前需要经过调制。

Xìnhào zài fāsòng qián xūyào jīngguò tiáozhì.

The signal needs to be modulated before transmission.

Tips

usage

调制 has two main domains: (1) culinary/pharmaceutical — to mix or prepare according to a recipe; (2) electronics/communications — signal modulation, as in 调制解调器 (modem). Context determines meaning.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

制 zhì