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What does 调动 mean?

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调动 diàodòng

to transfer; to reassign (personnel)

It can also mean

  • to mobilize; to arouse (enthusiasm, feelings)

Its characters

  1. 调 diào to transfer
  2. 动 dòng to stir (feelings)

In a sentence

他下个月要调动到上海工作。 He is being transferred to work in Shanghai next month.

倘若没有后来那次意想不到的调动,他大概会当一辈子经济学家。

From 拼音是谁发明的? · Who invented pinyin? The story of Zhou Youguang

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