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The Chinese word jieshi - 解释 - jiěshì
(to explain in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
jiěshì
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English translations
to explain, explanation,
to interpret, exposition, to expound, construction
Chinese characters:
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解释 ( jieshi / jiěshì ) in traditional characters
解釋
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 解释 ( jieshi / jiěshì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Qing ni jieshi yixia zhege ci.
Qǐng nǐ jiěshì yīxià zhège cí.– English translation: Please explain this word.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also: to solve | also: to elucidate
解释 ( jieshi / jiěshì ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1090)
解释 ( jieshi / jiěshì ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1090)
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