圆场 (yuán chǎng) — to mediate a dispute, to smooth over a situation (often in 打圆场)
Definition
圆场 is a verb-object phrase meaning to smooth over a tense situation or mediate a dispute, almost always used in the set phrase 打圆场 ('step in to smooth things over').
verb
to mediate a disputeto smooth over a situation (often in 打圆场)
Examples
- ，。Tā kàn qì fen bú duì, gǎn jǐn chū lái dǎ yuán chǎng.He saw the atmosphere was off and quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
- ，。Dà jiā chǎo qǐ lái de shí hou, tā dǎ le ge yuán chǎng.When everyone started arguing, she mediated and calmed things down.
- ，。Lǎo bǎn tì wǒ shuō le jǐ jù hǎo huà, bāng wǒ yuán le chǎng.The boss said a few good words on my behalf and helped smooth things over for me.
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