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調準

简调准 · 繁調準

Mandarin · pinyin tiáo zhǔn

to adjust to the right value
to tune
to focus (a camera etc)
to set (the date, the time) to the correct value

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调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune
准: zhǔn · approve, allow, permit; in accord

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2–3 · tiao2 zhun3

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tiu4 zeon2

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