HSK 6 · Verbs

解除 jiěchú “to remove” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 解除 means

  1. to remove
  2. to relieve
  3. to cancel
  4. to sack
  5. to get rid of
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to relieve (sb of their duties)
  • to free
  • to lift (an embargo)

How to say 解除

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale解jiě3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale除chú2nd tone, rising

解除 in a sentence

  1. 他们解除了婚约。

    Tāmen jiěchú le hūnyuē.

    They called off their engagement.

    Sentence #845998 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 海啸的警报解除了。

    Hǎixiào de jǐngbào jiěchú le.

    The tsunami alert was cancelled.

    Sentence #829687 from Tatoeba

How 解除 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 解 (jiě) with each of its parts in a different colour
解jiěto divide
  • 角horn · jiǎo
  • 刀knife · dāo
  • 牛cow · niú

Memory aidA knife 刀 taking the horn 角 off an ox 牛: to take apart, to explain.

The character 除 (chú) with each of its parts in a different colour
除chúto get rid of
  • 阝place
  • 余surplus · yú

How to write 解除

解 13 strokes · 除 9 strokes

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解除 (jiěchú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 解除 (jiěchú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 解除

Words with 解

解决jiějué · settle a dispute了解liǎojiě · comprehend解释jiěshì · explanation理解lǐjiě · to comprehend缓解huǎnjiě · to bring relief解剖jiěpōu · to dissect辩解biànjiě · to justify误解wùjiě · to misunderstand解散jiěsàn · to dissolve解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate

Words with 除

除了chúle · besides除夕Chúxī · lunar New Year’s Eve删除shānchú · to delete除非chúfēi · only if (…除chú · except排除páichú · to rule out清除qīngchú · to clear away消除xiāochú · to eliminate开除kāichú · to expel废除fèichú · to abolish

More words: Common Verbs

交叉jiāochā · to cross夹杂jiāzá · to be mixed with继承jìchéng · to inherit戒备jièbèi · to guard against竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlì · to do one’s utmost解散jiěsàn · to dissolve解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate节制jiézhì · to control

FAQs

解除 (jiěchú) means “to remove” or “to relieve”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiěchú: jiě with a 3rd tone, then chú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 解除 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiechu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 解除 from the suggestions. Typing jiechu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
解除 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.