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调动

調動
diàodòng
verb HSK 5 #10,401

Meanings

  1. 1 to transfer (personnel); to reassign
  2. 2 to mobilize; to arouse (enthusiasm)

Characters

调
diào
to transfer; to shift; to investigate
动
dòng
to move; to act
To shift and move — transferring people or mobilizing resources.

Examples

他被调动到上海分公司。
Tā bèi diàodòng dào Shànghǎi fēn gōngsī.
He was transferred to the Shanghai branch.
老师很会调动学生的积极性。
Lǎoshī hěn huì diàodòng xuéshēng de jījíxìng.
The teacher is good at arousing students' enthusiasm.
公司调动了大量资源来完成这个项目。
Gōngsī diàodòng le dàliàng zīyuán lái wánchéng zhège xiàngmù.
The company mobilized a lot of resources to complete this project.
军队正在调动兵力。
Jūnduì zhèngzài diàodòng bīnglì.
The military is mobilizing troops.

Tips

grammar
Here 调 is pronounced diào (4th tone), meaning 'to transfer/move.' When pronounced tiáo (2nd tone), it means 'to adjust' as in 调整 (tiáozhěng).
usage
调动 has two main uses: (1) job transfer — 工作调动 (gōngzuò diàodòng), and (2) mobilizing — 调动积极性 (arouse enthusiasm), 调动资源 (mobilize resources).

Stroke Order

调 tiáo
动 dòng