duìdiào

对调

Word · VerbTraditional對調

exchange; swap

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to exchange; to swap; to switch

neutral

Used when two parties swap equivalent items, positions, roles, or places.

Wǒ我
men们
liǎ俩
duì对
diào调
le了
yī一
xià下
zuò座
wèi位
 。

The two of us swapped seats.

Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
duì对
diào调
tā他
men们
de的
gōng工
zuò作
nèi内
róng容
 。

The company decided to swap their job responsibilities.

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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
chéng城
shì市
de的
fù负
zé责
rén人
jiāng将
duì对
diào调
zhí职
wèi位
 。

The heads of these two cities will exchange positions.

Wèi为
le了
gōng公
píng平
qǐ起
jiàn见
 ,
tā他
men们
jiāng将
duì对
diào调
shǒu手
zhōng中
de的
pái牌
 。

For the sake of fairness, they will swap the cards in their hands.