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Mandarin · pinyin zhuǎn diào

(music) to change key
modulation
(of an employee) to be transferred to another post

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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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3–4 · zhuan3 diao4

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verb

(music) to modulate

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