Chinese symbol for “adaptive”
调适
tiáo shì
Traditional: 調適
to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adaptive is 调适 (tiáo shì), defined as: to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable; adaptation; adjustment; adaptive.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adaptive”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 调适.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 调整 (調整) | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
| 协调 (協調) | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 空调 (空調) | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 适合 (適合) | shì hé | to fit; to suit |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adaptive”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.