调解

• 拼音: tiáo jiě
• 汉字拆解: 调 = 讠(speech) + 周 (complete), harmonize; 解 = 角 (horn) + 刀 (knife) + 牛 (ox), to untie

含义

To mediate; to reconcile; to help resolve disputes between parties.

Used when a third party helps settle a dispute or conflict between two or more parties. Common in legal, community, and interpersonal contexts. Unlike 调节 which adjusts conditions, 调解 specifically involves intervention in human conflicts. A key mechanism in Chinese dispute resolution.

例句

1. 邻里之间有矛盾，居委会会出面调解。
2. 双方经过调解后达成了和解协议。
3. 法院鼓励当事人先尝试调解，避免不必要的诉讼。

用法指南

语境: legal, community, conflict resolution

语气: diplomatic

正确说法

• 请第三方来调解。(Ask a third party to mediate.)
• 调解失败了，只能上法庭。(Mediation failed; we can only go to court.)

错误说法

• 调解温度 — use 调节 for adjusting settings; 调解 is specifically for resolving disputes between people

起源与历史

Compound of 调 (to adjust/harmonize) + 解 (to untie/resolve), meaning to harmonize and resolve.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal