调解
Old HSK 6
调解 (tiáojiě) · to mediate
调解 (tiáojiě) means “to mediate; to settle a dispute”. It is written with 2 characters: 调 (to transfer) + 解 (to explain). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 调解 is built
The characters
调 diào · to transfer
What 调 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 周 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
解 jiě · to explain
What 解 is made of
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
邻居之间的矛盾由社区调解。Línjū zhījiān de máodùn yóu shèqū tiáojiě.Disputes between neighbours are mediated by the community.
经过调解，双方和好了。Jīngguò tiáojiě, shuāngfāng héhǎo le.After mediation, the two sides made up.
Questions about 调解
What does 调解 mean?
调解 (tiáojiě) means “to mediate; to settle a dispute”.
How do you pronounce 调解?
调解 is pronounced tiáojiě.
Which HSK level is 调解?
调解 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 调查diàocháto investigate
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 单调dāndiàomonotonous
- 调皮tiáopínaughty
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
Learn 调解 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 179: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.