调度

調度

diàodù

verb HSK 7-9 #13,431

Meanings

1 to dispatch (vehicles, staff, etc.)
2 to schedule; to manage
3 dispatcher; scheduler

Characters

to transfer; to assign

to measure; to arrange

Examples

HSK 3

他是工厂的调度员。

Tā shì gōngchǎng de diàodùyuán.

He is the factory's dispatcher.

HSK 4

调度中心负责安排所有航班。

Diàodù zhōngxīn fùzé ānpái suǒyǒu hángbān.

The dispatch center is responsible for arranging all flights.

Tips

usage

调度 is used heavily in logistics, transportation, and computing (e.g. 任务调度 = task scheduling). It implies organized allocation of resources.

Stroke Order

调 tiáo

度 dù