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title: "Tiaoliao Meaning: 调料 (tiáoliào) Means “seasoning”"
description: "调料 (traditional 調料, tiáoliào) means “seasoning; condiment”. Hear its tones, see what 调 and 料 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiaoliao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 调料 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

调料 tiáoliào

## seasoning; condiment

## Its characters

1. 调 tiáo to adjust
2. 料 liào material

## In a sentence

做这道菜需要很多调料。 This dish needs a lot of seasonings.

他们去拿**调料**。

From [怎么吃火锅 · How to eat hot pot in China](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-eat-hot-pot-in-china#library-word-166-168)

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## More words with 调 or 料

- [不料 bùliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buliao)
- [材料 cáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cailiao)
- [调查 diàochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaocha)
- [调动 diàodòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaodong)
- [调度 diàodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaodu)
- [调研 diàoyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaoyan)
- [低调 dīdiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didiao)
- [空调 kōngtiáo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongtiao)
- [料理 liàolǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoli)
- [强调 qiángdiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiangdiao)

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