调动

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 公司把他调动到另一个部门。▶ —
   The company transferred him to another department.
2. 好的奖励能调动员工的积极性。▶ —
   Good rewards can mobilize employees' enthusiasm.

Collocations

Mnemonic

调 diào "to transfer, shift" + 动 dòng "to move": to shift and set in motion, i.e. to transfer (people) or mobilize (resources, enthusiasm). Polyphone: 调 is diào "to transfer" (调动) but tiáo "to adjust" (调整); here diào. 调动积极性 = to bring out enthusiasm (figurative).

Related

Quick check

1. How is 调 read in 调整 (to adjust)?

   • tiáo
   • diào
   • zhōu
   • tiāo