HSK 6 · Verbs

调和 tiáohé “to reconcile” in Chinese

Traditional 調和

What 调和 means

  1. to reconcile
  2. to mix
  3. harmonious
  4. to mediate
  5. mediation
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to compromise
  • to blend
  • blended

How to say 调和

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale调tiáo2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale和hé2nd tone, rising

调和 in a sentence

  1. 他想调和两个朋友之间的矛盾。

    Tā xiǎng tiáohé liǎng ge péngyou zhījiān de máodùn.

    He tried to patch things up between his two friends.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这两种颜色调和在一起很好看。

    Zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè tiáohé zài yìqǐ hěn hǎokàn.

    These two colours look nice mixed together.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 调和 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 调 (tiáo) with each of its parts in a different colour
调tiáoto harmonise
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 周Zhou dynasty · zhōuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 周 (zhōu) hints at the sound. Compare it with tiáo.

The character 和 (hé) with each of its parts in a different colour
和héand; together with; with
  • 禾grain · héSound part
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part

口 hints at the meaning (mouth); 禾 (hé) hints at the sound. Compare it with hé.

How to write 调和

调 10 strokes · 和 8 strokes

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调和 (tiáohé) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 调和 (tiáohé). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 调和

Words with 调

空调kōngtiáo · air conditioning调查diàochá · investigation强调qiángdiào · to emphasise (a statement)调整tiáozhěng · to adjust单调dāndiào · monotonous调皮tiáopí · naughty声调shēngdiào · tone (of a syllable)调料tiáoliào · seasoning调剂tiáojì · to adjust调节tiáojié · to adjust

Words with 和

和hé · and暖和nuǎnhuo · warm和平hépíng · peace附和fùhè · to echo (someone’s views)缓和huǎnhé · to ease和蔼hé'ǎi · kindly和睦hémù · harmonious和气héqi · friendly和谐héxié · harmonious柔和róuhé · soft

More words: Common Verbs

探望tànwàng · to visit (esp. someone ill or elderly)掏tāo · to take out (from a pocket)淘汰táotài · to eliminate舔tiǎn · to lick调剂tiáojì · to adjust调节tiáojié · to adjust挑衅tiǎoxìn · to provoke停顿tíngdùn · to pause

FAQs

调和 (tiáohé) means “to reconcile” or “to mix”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiáohé: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then hé with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 调和 is written 調和. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaohe with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 调和 from the suggestions. Typing tiaohe into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
调和 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.