What does 调动 mean?

调动
to transfer; to reassign (personnel)
It can also mean
- to mobilize; to arouse (enthusiasm, feelings)
Its characters
- 调 to transfer
- 动 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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