调养 (調養)
tiáo yǎng
Pinyin

Definition

调养 (調養)
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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

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)

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 mànmānr 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 yīkuàir qù ba ！
She needs to work on her patience, you should come with us next time!
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