Word: 调 (diào) key (in music); mode (music); tune; melody

These are the example sentences using 调 in the sense key (in music); mode (music); tune; melody. Every sentence using 调 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 調

Example sentences using 调 in this sense

3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

一人一把号，各吹各的调

yì rén yì bǎ hào, gè chuī gè de diào

everyone has a bugle, each blows his own tune
两个琵琶一个调，弹到一起去了

liǎng gè pípa yí gè diào, dàn dào yìqǐ qùle

two pipas in one key: they play / talk together
唢呐里吹出笛子调，响的不一样

suǒnà lǐ chuī chū dízi diào, xiǎng de bù yíyàng

playing a flute tune on a suona: the sound isn't the same