HSK 6 · Verbs

解散 jiěsàn “to dissolve” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 解散 means

  1. to dissolve
  2. to disband
  3. to dismiss

How to say 解散

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale散sàn4th tone, falling

解散 in a sentence

  1. 比赛结束以后，球队就解散了。

    Bǐsài jiéshù yǐhòu, qiúduì jiù jiěsàn le.

    The team broke up after the competition ended.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 老师说：“今天的活动到此结束，大家解散吧。”

    Lǎoshī shuō: “Jīntiān de huódòng dàocǐ jiéshù, dàjiā jiěsàn ba.”

    The teacher said, “That’s the end of today’s activity. You’re dismissed.”

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 解散 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 散 (sàn) drawn as one shape
散sànto scatter

散 is a single shape of 12 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 解散

解 13 strokes · 散 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 解散

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解除jiěchú · to remove解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate

Words with 散

散步sànbù · to take a walk分散fēnsàn · to scatter扩散kuòsàn · to spread散布sànbù · to spread散发sànfā · to give off散文sǎnwén · prose

More words: Common Verbs

继承jìchéng · to inherit戒备jièbèi · to guard against解除jiěchú · to remove竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlì · to do one’s utmost解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate节制jiézhì · to control借助jièzhù · to rely on惊动jīngdòng · to disturb

FAQs

解散 (jiěsàn) means “to dissolve” or “to disband”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiěsàn: jiě with a 3rd tone, then sàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 解散 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiesan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 解散 from the suggestions. Typing jiesan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
解散 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.