调理 (tiáo lǐ) — to recuperate, to nurse (one's health); to discipline, to train, to teach; (dialectal) to tease, to make fun of
Definition
Verb with three distinct senses: recuperate (health, 调理身体), train/discipline (people or animals), and dialectally tease. The health sense is the most common in modern standard Chinese.
verb
to recuperateto nurse (one's health)to disciplineto trainto teach(dialectal) to teaseto make fun of
Examples
- 调理。Shǒu shù hòu tā xū yào hǎo hǎo tiáo lǐ shēn tǐ.After the surgery, he needs to recuperate his body well.
- 调理。Lǎo shī hěn huì tiáo lǐ nà xiē tiáo pí de xué shēng.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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