HSK 6 · Society

调解 tiáojiě “to mediate” in Chinese

Traditional 調解

What 调解 means

  1. to mediate
  2. mediation
  3. to bring parties to an agreement

How to say 调解

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale解jiě3rd tone, dipping

调解 in a sentence

  1. 老师调解了两个学生之间的矛盾。

    Lǎoshī tiáojiě le liǎng ge xuésheng zhījiān de máodùn.

    The teacher sorted out the conflict between the two students.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 经过调解，双方都满意了。

    Jīngguò tiáojiě, shuāngfāng dōu mǎnyì le.

    After mediation, both sides were satisfied.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 调解 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 解 (jiě) with each of its parts in a different colour
解jiěto divide
  • 角horn · jiǎo
  • 刀knife · dāo
  • 牛cow · niú

Memory aidA knife 刀 taking the horn 角 off an ox 牛: to take apart, to explain.

How to write 调解

调 10 strokes · 解 13 strokes

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

Words related to 调解

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调和tiáohé · to reconcile调剂tiáojì · to adjust

Words with 解

解决jiějué · settle a dispute了解liǎojiě · comprehend解释jiěshì · explanation理解lǐjiě · to comprehend缓解huǎnjiě · to bring relief解剖jiěpōu · to dissect辩解biànjiě · to justify误解wùjiě · to misunderstand解除jiěchú · to remove解散jiěsàn · to dissolve

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司法sīfǎ · judicial司令sīlìng · commander诉讼sùsòng · lawsuit贪污tānwū · to embezzle条款tiáokuǎn · clause条约tiáoyuē · treaty通缉tōngjī · to put on the wanted list同志tóngzhì · comrade

FAQs

调解 (tiáojiě) means “to mediate” or “mediation”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiáojiě: tiáo with a 2nd tone, then jiě with a 3rd 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, 调解 is written 調解. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tiaojie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 调解 from the suggestions. Typing tiaojie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
调解 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.