Chinese word

调解

Pronunciation

Pinyintiáo jiě

Meaning

  • verbmediate

Example

老师帮忙调解了他们的矛盾。lǎo shī bāng máng tiáo jiě le tā men de máo dùn

The teacher helped mediate their conflict.

Illustration for 调解 (mediate)

More examples

社区工作人员通过调解成功解决了邻里纠纷。shè qū gōng zuò rén yuán tōng guò tiáo jiě chéng gōng jiě jué le lín lǐ jiū fēn

Community workers successfully resolved a neighborhood dispute through mediation.

Core concept

A dispute is loosened through guided discussion and practical arrangements until the sides can accept a shared outcome.

Common phrases

  • 调解纠纷tiáo jiě jiū fēn

    mediate a dispute

  • 调解合同纠纷tiáo jiě hé tóng jiū fēn

    mediate a contractual dispute

  • 调解矛盾tiáo jiě máo dùn

    mediate a conflict

Similar words

调停tiáo tíng: Intervenes as a third party to adjust opposing positions and bring a dispute to an end.
仲裁zhòng cái: Issues an authoritative decision on a dispute after weighing the facts and the parties' claims.
协商xié shāng: Negotiates conditions or views with interested parties to reach agreement.

Definition in Chinese

通过说服、协调或安排补偿等方式，使冲突各方缓和对立、停止争执并形成妥协或和解。tōng guò shuō fú xié tiáo huò ān pái bǔ cháng děng fāng shì shǐ chōng tū gè fāng huǎn hé duì lì tíng zhǐ zhēng zhí bìng xíng chéng tuǒ xié huò hé jiě

Word origin

调 (tiáo, "adjust") combines with 解 (jiě, "untie") to suggest changing a tense situation and releasing the disagreement that holds the sides apart.

Usage tips

  • The word covers settlement through more than conversation: arranging compensation or changing conditions can also count, which distinguishes it from simply calming someone down.

Other meanings

  • reconcileverb
  • brokerverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 调解员tiáo jiě yuánmediatornoun
  • 调解书tiáo jiě shūmediation documentnoun
  • 调解协议tiáo jiě xié yìmediation agreementnoun

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