Definition
调理 means 'to regulate, adjust, or take care of' something to bring it into a proper state. It is most commonly used for health and body care — 调理身体 means 'to nurse one's health back to normal'. It can also refer to disciplining or training people (调理孩子, 'to discipline a child'), and in some dialects it carries a playful or teasing tone (调理人, 'to make fun of someone'). The core idea is active intervention to improve or correct a situation.
v.
to recuperateto nurse (one's health)to disciplineto trainto teach(dialectal) to teaseto make fun of
Examples
- 调理。Shǒushù hòu tā xūyào hǎohāo tiáo lǐ shēntǐ.After the surgery, he needs to recuperate his body well.
- 调理。Lǎoshī hěn huì tiáo lǐ nàxiē tiáopí de xuéshēng.The teacher is very good at disciplining those naughty students.
- ，调理。Nǐ bié tīng tā xiā shuō, tā shì zài tiáo lǐ nǐ ne.Don't listen to his nonsense — he's teasing you.
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