调子 (調子) diàozi

1. diàozi noun tone; note
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
   Notes: In the sense of 音调 (CC-CEDICT '調子'; Guoyu '調子' 1)
2. diàozi noun intonation
   Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '調子'; Guoyu '調子' 3)
3. diàozi noun cadence
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '調子'; Guoyu '調子' 2)
4. diàozi noun contrast
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Photography
   Notes: (Guoyu '調子' 4)

Contained in

• 定调子(定調子) to set the tone
• 旧调子(舊調子) old tune; conservative opinion; the same old stuff