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解释

jiě shì 3–4

explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve

HSK level
HSK 4
HSK 2.0 level 4 · HSK 3.0 level 4
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.

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