调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 理论 理論 lǐ lùn theory / CL:個|个[ge4] / to argue / to take notice of syn 说法 說法 shuō fa way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation syn 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 理念 lǐ niàn idea / concept / philosophy / theory syn 验证 驗證 yàn zhèng to inspect and verify / experimental verification / to validate (a theory) / to authenticate syn 原理 yuán lǐ principle / theory syn 配乐 配樂 pèi yuè to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music 插曲 chā qǔ music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 进化论 進化論 jìn huà lùn theory of evolution / (esp.) Darwinism syn 哲理 zhé lǐ philosophic theory / philosophy 学说 學說 xué shuō theory / doctrine syn 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 博弈论 博弈論 bó yì lùn game theory 乐坛 樂壇 yuè tán music circles / music world 相对论 相對論 xiāng duì lùn theory of relativity 驳倒 駁倒 bó dǎo to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) syn 歌坛 歌壇 gē tán singing stage / music business (esp. pop music) 数论 數論 shù lùn number theory (math.) 控制论 控制論 kòng zhì lùn control theory (math.) / cybernetics 色度 sè dù saturation (color theory) 认识论 認識論 rèn shi lùn epistemology (in philosophy, the theory of how we know things) 民主革命 mín zhǔ gé mìng democratic revolution / bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 奴隶社会 奴隸社會 nú lì shè huì slave-owning society (precedes feudal society 封建社會|封建社会 in Marxist theory) 成说 成說 chéng shuō accepted theory or formulation 实务 實務 shí wù practice (customary action, as opposed to theory) / practical 理论上 理論上 lǐ lùn shàng in theory / theoretically 邓小平理论 鄧小平理論 dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn Deng Xiaoping Theory / Dengism / the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control 基本理论 基本理論 jī běn lǐ lùn basic theory 劳动人民 勞動人民 láo dòng rén mín working people / the workers of Socialist theory or of the glorious Chinese past 乡村音乐 鄉村音樂 xiāng cūn yīn yuè country music (country & western music genre) 历史唯物主义 歷史唯物主義 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì historical materialism (Marx's theory of history) syn 复杂度 複雜度 fù zá dù complexity theory 国乐 國樂 guó yuè national music / Chinese traditional music 资产阶级革命 資產階級革命 zī chǎn jiē jí gé mìng bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution) 剥削阶级 剝削階級 bō xuē jiē jí exploiting class (in Marxist theory) 著书立说 著書立說 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) syn 广义相对论 廣義相對論 guǎng yì xiāng duì lùn general relativity / Einstein's theory of gravity 图论 圖論 tú lùn graph theory (math.) 图论 圖論 tú lún graph theory (math.) 信息论 信息論 xìn xī lùn information theory 合作化 hé zuò huà collectivization (in Marxist theory) 场论 場論 chǎng lùn field theory (physics) 性善 xìng shàn the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good 谱 譜 pǔ chart / list / table / register / score (music) / spectrum (physics) / to set to music syn 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 道尔顿 道爾頓 dào ěr dùn Dalton (name) / John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory 胡乐 胡樂 hú yuè Hu music / central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati) 集合论 集合論 jí hé lùn set theory (math.) 量子论 量子論 liàng zǐ lùn quantum theory (physics) 阴谋论 陰謀論 yīn móu lùn conspiracy theory 传热学 傳熱學 zhuàn rè xué theory of heat / heat transmission (physics) 日心说 日心說 rì xīn shuō heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe 天演论 天演論 tiān yǎn lùn the theory of evolution (early translation, since replaced by 進化論|进化论) 农业合作化 農業合作化 nóng yè hé zuò huà collectivization of agriculture (in Marxist theory) 原子论 原子論 yuán zǐ lùn atomic theory 音乐 音樂 yīn yuè music / CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4] syn 速度 sù dù speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 打击 打擊 dǎ jī to hit / to strike / to attack / to crack down on sth / blow / (psychological) shock / percussion (music) syn 唱片 chàng piàn gramophone record / LP / music CD / musical album / CL:張|张[zhang1] 专辑 專輯 zhuān jí album / record (music) / special collection of printed or broadcast material syn 大众 大眾 dà zhòng the masses / the great bulk of the population / popular (of music, science etc) syn 布鲁斯 布魯斯 bù lǔ sī blues (music) (loanword) 品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste syn 咪咪 mī mī oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc / (onom.) meow / kitty kitty! / Mimi (Western name) / tits (i.e. slang for breasts) syn 说唱 說唱 shuō chàng speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] / (music) rapping 摇滚乐 搖滾樂 yáo gǔn yuè rock music / rock 'n roll 曲目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music syn 音符 yīn fú (music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram 舞曲 wǔ qǔ dance music 力度 lì dù strength / vigor / efforts / (music) dynamics 回音 huí yīn echo / reply / turn (ornament in music) syn 作曲 zuò qǔ to compose (music) syn 节拍 節拍 jié pāi beat (music) / meter syn 同音 tóng yīn (music) unison / (linguistics) homophonous / homonymic 饶舌 饒舌 ráo shé talkative / to blather / to shoot one's mouth off / rap (genre of music) syn 拍子 pāi zi beat (music) / paddle-shaped object (flyswatter etc) / racket (sports) syn 乐谱 樂譜 yuè pǔ a musical score / sheet music 声乐 聲樂 shēng yuè vocal music 音乐节 音樂節 yīn yuè jié music festival 小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn 音域 yīn yù vocal range / register (music) 和声 和聲 hé shēng harmony (music) 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 波音 bō yīn mordent (music) 和弦 hé xián chord (music) 婉转 婉轉 wǎn zhuǎn (voice, music) suave / mellow / (speech) indirect / tactful syn 大调 大調 dà diào major key (in music) 过门 過門 guò mén to pass through a doorway / (of a woman) to marry / orchestral music interlude in an opera syn 管弦乐 管弦樂 guǎn xián yuè orchestral music 名曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè string music 乐迷 樂迷 yuè mí music fan 奏乐 奏樂 zòu yuè to perform music / to play a tune syn 