jiě

loosen, unfasten, untie; explain

HSK 3 #201

DEFINITIONS

解 jiě
  • 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
解 xiè
  • surname Xie
  • acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
  • variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)
解 jiè
  • to transport under guard

STROKES

WORDS

土崩瓦 tǔ bēng wǎ jiě to collapse; to fall apart
闷 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion
tú jiě illustration; diagram; graphical representation; to explain with the aid of a diagram
慷慨囊 kāng kǎi jiě náng to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money; to give generously to charity
聘 jiě pìn to dismiss an employee; to sack
约 jiě yuē to terminate an agreement; to cancel a contract
yā jiè to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
渴 jiě kě to quench
说员 jiě shuō yuán commentator
pái jiě to mediate; to reconcile; to make peace; to intervene
一知半 yī zhī bàn jiě lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge; dilettante; amateur
róng jiě fusion
xiǎo jiě to urinate; to empty one's bladder
力 lǐ jiě lì ability to grasp ideas; understanding
调制调器 tiáo zhì jiě tiáo qì modem
手 jiě shǒu to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet); to solve
禁 jiě jìn to lift a prohibition
chāi jiě to disassemble
qiú jiě to require a solution; to seek to solve (an equation)
百思不得其 bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě see 百思不解[bai3 si1 bu4 jie3]
员 jiǎng jiě yuán guide
迷惑不 mí huò bù jiě to feel puzzled
diàn jiě electrolysis
惑 jiě huò to dispel doubts; to clear up confusion
馋 jiě chán to satisfy one's craving