調理

简 调理 · 繁 調理
Mandarin · pinyin tiáo lǐ

Meanings

  1. to nurse one's health
  2. to recuperate
  3. to take care of
  4. to look after
  5. to discipline
  6. to educate
  7. to train
  8. to prepare food
  9. (dialect) to make fun of
  10. (medicine) to opsonize
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調
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理
lǐ · reason, logic; manage
调
diào · transfer, move, change; tune
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2–3 · tiao2 li3

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tiu4 lei5

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verb

  1. to nurse one's health; to recuperate
  2. to look after; to take care of
  3. to discipline; to train; to educate
  4. to prepare food

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調理 · tiao2 li3
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Exact source record調理 调理 [tiao2 li3] /to nurse one's health/to recuperate/to take care of/to look after/to discipline/to educate/to train/to prepare food/(dialect) to make fun of/(medicine) to opsonize/