调解 tiáojiě to mediate
to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
How to remember 调解: 调 tune + 解 to explain = to mediate.
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How it is used
- To mediate a dispute between parties - 调解纠纷 (tiáojiě jiūfēn) to mediate a dispute; 人民调解 (rénmín tiáojiě) civil mediation.
- Reading tiáo. Legal/social register: a third party bringing two sides to agreement.
- Contrast 调停 (tiáotíng, mediate between larger factions/nations); 调解 is common for everyday and legal disputes.