Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
解
jiě
Description
"解"这个字有很多意思，最常见的是打开、松开，或者弄明白一个问题。
The character "解" has many meanings, most commonly to open, loosen, or understand a problem.
你可以说"解开"绳子，也可以说"解决"问题。
You can say "解开" a rope or "解决" a problem.
Meanings
解jiě
to untie; to open; to loosen
他解开了鞋带。
He untied his shoelaces.
解jiě
to solve; to understand
这个问题我解不出来。
I can't solve this problem.
解jiě
to explain; understanding
老师给我们解字的意思。
The teacher explained the meaning of the character to us.
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Notes
- Nuance
解 alone is often literary; in daily speech it appears in compounds like 解决, 解释.
- Etymology
originally depicting cutting apart an ox horn with a knife, hence 'to separate/undo'.
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