调制

調製
tiáozhì
verb #22,281

Meanings

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

Examples

Diàojiǔshī tiáozhì le yī bēi tèbié de jīwěijiǔ.
The bartender mixed a special cocktail.
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 (modem). Context determines meaning.

Stroke Order

tiáo
zhì