Meaning of 打圆场
打圆场 means mediate a dispute; smooth over a conflict; break the deadlock. Pronounced dǎ yuán chǎng.
- mediate a dispute; smooth over a conflict; break the deadlock
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
liǎ俩
zhèng正
zài在
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
nǐ你
qù去
dǎ打
ge个
yuán圆
chǎng场
ba吧
。
They're arguing; go and smooth things over.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
qì气
fēn氛
yào要
jiāng僵
，
Lǎo老
Wáng王
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
zhàn站
qǐ起
lái来
dǎ打
yuán圆
chǎng场
。
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become tense, Lao Wang quickly stood up to mediate.
Nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
tài太
zhí直
jiē接
le了
，
róng容
yì易
dé得
zuì罪
rén人
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
gěi给
bié别
rén人
dǎ打
yuán圆
chǎng场
。
You speak too bluntly and can easily offend people; you need to learn how to smooth things over for others.
Huì会
yì议
shàng上
yì意
jiàn见
fēn分
qí歧
hěn很
dà大
，
duō多
kuī亏
le了
zhǔ主
chí持
rén人
yī一
zhí直
zài在
dǎ打
yuán圆
chǎng场
。
Opinions were sharply divided at the meeting; fortunately, the host kept mediating throughout.