调戏
tiáo xì
Pinyin

Definition

调戏
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tiáo xì
  1. to take liberties with a woman
  2. to dally
  3. to assail a woman with obscenities

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
戏
xì
  1. 1 trick
  2. 2 drama
  3. 3 play
  4. 4 show
  5. 5 CL:齣|出[chū],場|场[chǎng],臺|台[tái]
游戏
yóu xì
  1. 1 game
  2. 2 CL:場|场[chǎng]
  3. 3 to play
上调
shàng tiáo
  1. 1 to raise (prices)
  2. 2 to adjust upwards
下调
xià diào
  1. 1 to demote
  2. 2 to pass down to a lower unit
协调
xié tiáo
  1. 1 to coordinate
  2. 2 to harmonize
  3. 3 to fit together
  4. 4 to match (colors etc)
  5. 5 harmonious
  6. 6 concerted
单调
dān diào
  1. 1 monotonous
基调
jī diào
  1. 1 main key (of a musical composition)
  2. 2 keynote (speech)
失调
shī diào
  1. 1 out of tune (music)
嬉戏
xī xì
  1. 1 to frolic
  2. 2 to romp
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
戏剧
xì jù
  1. 1 drama
  2. 2 play
  3. 3 theater
戏剧性
xì jù xìng
  1. 1 dramatic
戏子
xì zi
  1. 1 (derog.) opera singer
  2. 2 actor
戏曲
xì qǔ
  1. 1 Chinese opera
戏法
xì fǎ
  1. 1 magic trick
拍戏
pāi xì
  1. 1 to shoot a movie
格调
gé diào
  1. 1 style (of art or literature)
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 one's work style
  4. 4 moral character
没戏
méi xì
  1. 1 (coll.) not a chance
  2. 2 no way
  3. 3 hopeless

Idioms (15)

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
  1. 1 to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
  1. 1 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì
  1. 1 to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
  2. 2 to view as trifling
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
  1. 1 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
  1. 1 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. 2 to send a team on a task
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
  1. 1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 to lure an enemy away from his territory
逢场作戏
féng chǎng zuò xì
  1. 1 lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun
  2. 2 to play along according to local conditions
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
  1. 1 favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

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