Word

解释 (jiě shì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 解释

动 dòng verb

to explain

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.

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Word breakdown

解 jiě — to untie, to solve

释 shì — to release, to clarify

1 释放 shì fàng — to release HSK 6
- 释 to release, to let go
- 放 to let go, to set free
Example

警察决定释放那个嫌疑人。

jǐng chá jué dìng shì fàng nà ge xián yí rén

The police decided to release that suspect.
2 注释 zhù shì — annotate HSK 7
- 注 to note, to annotate
- 释 to explain, to interpret
Example

老师让我们注释这篇古文。

lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zhù shì zhè piān gǔ wén

The teacher asked us to annotate this classical text.
3 爱不释手 ài bù shì shǒu — love something so much that one can't put it down; fondle admiringly HSK 7
- 爱 love; expresses fondness and affection
- 不 not; negation particle
- 释 release, let go; to put down
- 手 hand; the physical hand
Example

她收到礼物后爱不释手，一直拿在手里欣赏。

tā shōu dào lǐ wù hòu ài bù shì shǒu yì zhí ná zài shǒu lǐ xīn shǎng

After receiving the gift, she loved it so much she couldn't put it down, holding it in her hands and admiring it.
4 诠释 quán shì — interpret HSK 7
- 诠 detailed explanation
- 释 explain, interpret
Example

他用音乐诠释了自己的情感。

tā yòng yīn yuè quán shì le zì jǐ de qíng gǎn

He interprets his emotions through music.
5 阐释 chǎn shì — to interpret HSK 7
- 阐 to expound thoroughly
- 释 to explain, to interpret
Example

学者们用不同的方法阐释历史事件。

xué zhě men yòng bù tóng de fāng fǎ chǎn shì lì shǐ shì jiàn

Scholars use different methods to interpret historical events.

Structure & writing

1 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

1.1 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

1.2 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)

1.3 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

2 释 shì — to explain; to expound

释 is not used as a component in any other character.

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

Stroke order