HSK 6 · Verbs

解体 jiětǐ “to disintegrate” in Chinese

Said as jiétǐ

Traditional 解體

What 解体 means

  1. to disintegrate
  2. to break up
  3. to break up into components
  4. to collapse
  5. to crumble

How to say 解体

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping

Said as jiétǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

解体 in a sentence

  1. 这艘旧船在大风中解体了。

    Zhè sōu jiù chuán zài dàfēng zhōng jiětǐ le.

    The old boat broke apart in the storm.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这台机器用了二十年，已经快解体了。

    Zhè tái jīqì yòng le èrshí nián, yǐjīng kuài jiětǐ le.

    This machine has been used for twenty years and is about to fall apart.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 解体 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 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

How to write 解体

解 13 strokes · 体 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 解体

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解散jiěsàn · to dissolve

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

More words: Common Verbs

戒备jièbèi · to guard against解除jiěchú · to remove竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlì · to do one’s utmost解散jiěsàn · to dissolve节制jiézhì · to control借助jièzhù · to rely on惊动jīngdòng · to disturb精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline

FAQs

解体 (jiětǐ) means “to disintegrate” or “to break up”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiětǐ: jiě with a 3rd tone, then tǐ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like jiétǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 解体 is written 解體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jieti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 解体 from the suggestions. Typing jieti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
解体 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.