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了解 (liǎo jiě) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

了解 (liǎo jiě) is a Chinese word: understand. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 了解

动 dòng verb

understand

我想了解中国文化。

wǒ xiǎng liǎo jiě zhōng guó wén huà

I want to understand Chinese culture.

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Word breakdown

了 liǎo — thoroughly, completely (intensifies the understanding)

Words with this character (10)
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解 jiě — to comprehend, to grasp (core meaning of understanding)

Words with this character (32)
  • 1 解决 jiě jué — to solve HSK 3
    • 解 to untie, to undo, to resolve
    • 决 decisively, to determine
    Example

    我们需要解决这个问题。

    wǒ men xū yào jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí

    We need to solve this problem.

  • 2 理解 lǐ jiě — understand HSK 4
    • 理 reason, logic (the rational aspect of understanding)
    • 解 unravel,解 (解开 the meaning,解析 information)
    Example

    我理解你的感受。

    wǒ lǐ jiě nǐ de gǎn shòu

    I understand your feelings.

  • 3 解释 jiě shì — to explain HSK 4
    • 解 to untie, to solve
    • 释 to release, to clarify
    Example

    老师正在解释这个问题。

    lǎo shī zhèng zài jiě shì zhè ge wèn tí

    The teacher is explaining this problem.

  • 4 缓解 huǎn jiě — relieve HSK 5
    • 缓 gradual, gentle (manner of relief)
    • 解 untie, resolve, relieve (action of removing)
    Example

    这种药可以缓解疼痛。

    zhè zhǒng yào kě yǐ huǎn jiě téng tòng

    This medicine can relieve pain.

  • 5 解放 jiě fàng — to liberate HSK 6
    • 解 to untie, to release from constraints
    • 放 to release, to let go, to set free
    Example

    军队解放了这座城市。

    jūn duì jiě fàng le zhè zuò chéng shì

    The army liberated this city.

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Structure & writing
1 了 liǎo — to finish; to end
Xpinyin
了 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 1
子 zǐ child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son
HSK 5
疗 liáo to treat (illness) with medicine, surgery, etc.
HSK 7
辽 liáo distant; far

了 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 解 jiě — to split open; to separate
解 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 7
懈 xiè to relax; to slacken in will or effort 蟹 xiè crab; arthropod amphibious creature with a hard shell, clawed front legs, and a segmented abdomen

consists of

2.1 角 jiǎo — horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
Xpinyin
角 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
嘴 zuǐ mouth (of a person or animal); organ for eating and speaking 解 jiě to split open; to separate
HSK 4
确 què accurate; true; factual
HSK 5
衡 héng steelyard beam; weighing instrument such as a scale or balance 触 chù to touch, bump into, or encounter
2.2 刀 dāo — knife; cutting tool used for slicing, cutting, or chopping
刀 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
分 fēn to divide; to separate (opposite of 合)
HSK 3
初 chū beginning; initial 解 jiě to split open; to separate
HSK 4
切 qiē to cut (with a knife, dividing into parts)
HSK 5
剪 jiǎn scissors; a cutting tool with two crossing blades 召 zhào to summon, to call
HSK 6
券 quàn ticket, voucher, or certificate 梁 liáng beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member
HSK 7
劈 pī to chop or split open with a knife or axe 叨 dāo (colloq.) to talk endlessly; to chatter on and on (see "叨叨") 契 qì (lit.) to carve with a knife 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman)
2.3 牛 niú — cow; ox; bull (large hoofed ruminant mammal with horns and a tufted tail, used for labor, milk, or meat)
牛 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 1
件 jiàn measure word for individual items 半 bàn one half; half (used before the measure word when there is no whole number, or after when there is)
HSK 2
告 gào to tell, inform, or announce something to others
HSK 3
物 wù thing; object; matter 特 tè special, unusual, extraordinary 解 jiě to split open; to separate
HSK 6
牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals 牵 qiān to lead or pull along
HSK 7
牡 mǔ male (of birds and animals, opposite of 牝) 牧 mù to herd (livestock or poultry) outdoors to graze or roam 牲 shēng livestock (cattle, horses, donkeys, mules); in ancient times, sacrificial animals (cattle, sheep, pigs) 牺 xī (lit.) sacrificial animal of pure coat color 犀 xī rhinoceros

Stroke order