解释
jiě shì 3–4
explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
- Characters
- 2
- 解 · 释
- Syllables
- 2
- jiě shì
- Frequency
- Common
- corpus count 872
Part of speech: v,vn
Character by character
- 解jiě13 strokesHSK 3loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
- 释shì12 strokesHSK 4 traditional 釋interpret, elucidate; release
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Example sentences
你不用解释。
Nǐ bù yòng jiě shì
You don't have to explain.
我不想听解释。
Wǒ bù xiǎng tīng jiě shì
I don't want any excuses.
你怎么解释那个？
Nǐ zěn me jiě shì nà ge
How do you account for that?
我现在不能解释。
Wǒ xiàn zài bù néng jiě shì
I can't explain it now.
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 解释. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 了解liǎo jiěHSK 4
to understand; to realize; to find out
- 解决jiě juéHSK 3
to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- 理解lǐ jiěHSK 3
to comprehend; to understand
- 解jiěHSK 6
to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection
- 释放shì fàngHSK 7
to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge
- 解放jiě fàngHSK 5
to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
- 解除jiě chúHSK 5
to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
- 缓解huǎn jiěHSK 4
to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- 误解wù jiěHSK 5
to misunderstand; misunderstanding
- 解开jiě kāiHSK 3
to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- 解脱jiě tuōHSK 7
to untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
- 解剖jiě pōuHSK 7
to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy
- 解救jiě jiùHSK 7
to rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
- 分解fēn jiěHSK 5
to resolve; to decompose; to break down
- 和解hé jiěHSK 7
to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement; conciliation; to become reconciled
- 解散jiě sànHSK 7
to dissolve; to disband
- 解读jiě dúHSK 7
to decipher; to decode; to interpret
- 破解pò jiěHSK 7
to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
- 解答jiě dáHSK 7
to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer; solution; resolution; answer
- 调解tiáo jiěHSK 5
to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
- 见解jiàn jiěHSK 7
opinion; view; understanding
- 辩解biàn jiěHSK 7
to explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc); to provide an explanation; to try to defend oneself
- 讲解jiǎng jiěHSK 7
to explain
- 谅解liàng jiěHSK 7
to understand; to make allowances for; understanding