调养
tiáo yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

调养
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tiáo yǎng
  1. to take care of (sb's health)
  2. to nurse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
保养
bǎo yǎng
  1. 1 to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
  2. 2 to keep in good repair
  3. 3 to maintain
  4. 4 maintenance
修养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
培养
péi yǎng
  1. 1 to cultivate
  2. 2 to breed
  3. 3 to foster
  4. 4 to nurture
  5. 5 to educate
  6. 6 to groom (for a position)
  7. 7 education
  8. 8 fostering
  9. 9 culture (biology)
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
收养
shōu yǎng
  1. 1 to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc)
  2. 2 to adopt (a child)
  3. 3 adoption
营养
yíng yǎng
  1. 1 nutrition
  2. 2 nourishment
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
空调
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
蓝调
lán diào
  1. 1 blues (music)
调
diào
  1. 1 to transfer
  2. 2 to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 accent
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 argument
  8. 8 key (in music)
  9. 9 mode (music)
  10. 10 tune
  11. 11 tone
  12. 12 melody
调味
tiáo wèi
  1. 1 seasoning
  2. 2 condiment
  3. 3 flavoring
  4. 4 dressing
  5. 5 essences
调整
tiáo zhěng
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 adjustment
  3. 3 revision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
调料
tiáo liào
  1. 1 condiment
  2. 2 seasoning
  3. 3 flavoring
调查
diào chá
  1. 1 investigation
  2. 2 inquiry
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to survey
  5. 5 survey
  6. 6 (opinion) poll
  7. 7 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
调皮
tiáo pí
  1. 1 naughty
  2. 2 mischievous
  3. 3 unruly
调节
tiáo jié
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 to regulate
  3. 3 to harmonize
  4. 4 to reconcile (accountancy etc)
养
yǎng
  1. 1 to raise (animals)
  2. 2 to bring up (children)
  3. 3 to keep (pets)
  4. 4 to support
  5. 5 to give birth
养成
yǎng chéng
  1. 1 to cultivate
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to form (a habit)
  4. 4 to acquire
养父
yǎng fù
  1. 1 foster father
  2. 2 adoptive father

Idioms (20)

以债养债
yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
  1. 1 debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
  1. 1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
  1. 1 to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (idiom)
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
  1. 1 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
  1. 1 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
  1. 1 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. 2 to send a team on a task
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
  1. 1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 to lure an enemy away from his territory
遵时养晦
zūn shí yǎng huì
  1. 1 to bide one's time, waiting for an opportunity to stage a comeback in public life (idiom)
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
  1. 1 to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
颐性养寿
yí xìng yǎng shòu
  1. 1 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
颐养天年
yí yǎng tiān nián
  1. 1 lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to enjoy one's later years
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
  1. 1 favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
养兵千日，用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
  1. 1 lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
  1. 1 lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

Sample Sentences

当然不是啦。中医讲究长期调养，得慢慢儿来。这点跟西医有很大不同。
dāngrán bù shì la 。zhōngyī jiǎngjiu chángqī tiáoyǎng ，děi mànmānr5 lái 。zhèdiǎn gēn xīyī yǒu hěn dà bùtóng 。
Of course not! Chinese medicine puts a lot of importance on long term care. You need to go slowly. This is very different from Western medicine.
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她的耐性还得调养调养，你下次跟我们一块儿去吧！
tā de nàixìng hái děi tiáoyǎng tiáoyǎng ，nǐ xiàcì gēn wǒmen yīkuàir5 qù ba ！
She needs to work on her patience, you should come with us next time!
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