Chinese symbol for “adjust”
调整
tiáo zhěng
Traditional: 調整
to adjust; to revise; to reorganize
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adjust is 调整 (tiáo zhěng), defined as: to adjust; to revise; to reorganize.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adjust”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 调剂 (調劑) | tiáo jì | to adjust; to redistribute (resources etc); (fig.) (of an activity) to provide variety in one's daily life; to serve as a change of pace |
| 对 (對) | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for |
| 调 (調) | tiáo | to harmonize; to reconcile |
| 整肃 (整肅) | zhěng sù | strict; serious |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 调整.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 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) |
| 整个 (整個) | zhěng gè | whole; entire |
| 整体 (整體) | zhěng tǐ | whole; entirety; overall; whole; general |
| 完整 | wán zhěng | complete; intact |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adjust”.
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.