调节

調節
tiáojié
verb HSK 5 #10,338

Meanings

  1. 1 to adjust; to regulate
  2. 2 to modulate

Characters

Tuning the joints - fine-tuning something to the right level.

Examples

HSK 3
Qǐng bǎ kōngtiáo wēndù tiáojié dào èrshíwǔ dù.
Please adjust the air conditioning to 25 degrees.
HSK 6
Nǐ xūyào tiáojié hǎo gōngzuò hé shēnghuó de pínghéng.
You need to adjust the balance between work and life.
HSK 7-9
Réntǐ kěyǐ zìdòng tiáojié tǐwēn.
The human body can automatically regulate body temperature.

Tips

usage
调节 emphasizes bringing something to an optimal state. Compare with 调整 (tiáozhěng, to adjust/reorganize), which implies larger-scale restructuring, while 调节 is more about fine-tuning.

Stroke Order

tiáo
jié