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调度 (diào dù) — (verb) to dispatch, to schedule, to manage (vehicles, staff, tasks, etc.); (noun) dispatcher, scheduler

Definition

调度 focuses on actively assigning and coordinating vehicles, staff, or tasks in real time — more operational and hands-on than 时间表 or 日程, which name a static timetable. As a noun it means the person (dispatcher) who does this coordinating.

verb
to dispatchto scheduleto manage (vehicles, staff, tasks, etc.)
noun
dispatcherscheduler

Examples

  • 调度。
    Tā fù zé diào dù dì tiě de yùn xíng.
    He is responsible for dispatching the subway operations.
  • 调度。
    Wǒ men xū yào hé lǐ diào dù rén lì zī yuán.
    We need to rationally schedule human resources.
  • 调度。
    Zhè wèi diào dù gōng zuò hěn rèn zhēn.
    This dispatcher works very carefully.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

调tiáodispatch
度dùplan

调 (dispatch) and 度 (plan) together describe arranging vehicles or staff.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu調tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

Open 调 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

Open 度 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9ManagementWorkplace & Office

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