调整

• 拼音: tiáo zhěng
• 汉字拆解: 调 = 讠 (speech) + 周 (complete, phonetic); 整 = 敕 (order) + 正 (correct)

含义

To adjust; to regulate. Refers to making changes or modifications to improve or correct something.

A versatile verb used for adjusting plans, schedules, attitudes, positions, and various settings. It implies a purposeful modification rather than a drastic change. Commonly used in both daily life and professional contexts.

例句

1. 老师调整了考试的时间。
2. 你需要调整一下自己的学习计划。
3. 公司决定调整员工的工作安排。

用法指南

语境: work, everyday, planning

语气: practical

正确说法

• 我们调整一下出发的时间吧。(Let's adjust the departure time.)
• 医生建议他调整饮食习惯。(The doctor suggested he adjust his eating habits.)

错误说法

• 我调整了这个坏掉的东西。(Don't use 调整 for fixing broken things — use 修理 instead. 调整 means to fine-tune or modify, not to repair.)

起源与历史

调 means 'to regulate' or 'to tune' and 整 means 'to arrange' or 'to put in order'. Together they express the idea of making orderly modifications.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal