HSK 6 · Emotions

谅解 liàngjiě “to understand” in Chinese

Traditional 諒解

What 谅解 means

  1. to understand
  2. to forgive
  3. understanding
  4. to make allowances for

How to say 谅解

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale谅liàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale解jiě3rd tone, dipping

谅解 in a sentence

  1. 我迟到了，请大家谅解。

    Wǒ chídào le, qǐng dàjiā liàngjiě.

    I’m late. I hope you’ll all understand.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 经过沟通，双方达成了谅解。

    Jīngguò gōutōng, shuāngfāng dáchéng le liàngjiě.

    After talking it through, the two sides reached an understanding.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 谅解 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 谅 (liàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
谅liàngto show understanding
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 京capital city · jīngSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 京 (jīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with liàng.

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.

How to write 谅解

谅 10 strokes · 解 13 strokes

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

Words related to 谅解

Words with 谅

原谅yuánliàng · to excuse体谅tǐliàng · to be understanding

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

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愣lèng · dazed冷落lěngluò · to snub乐趣lèqù · delight乐意lèyì · willing留恋liúliàn · to be reluctant to leave茫然mángrán · at a loss藐视miǎoshì · to despise蔑视mièshì · to despise

FAQs

谅解 (liàngjiě) means “to understand” or “to forgive”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liàngjiě: liàng with a 4th tone, then jiě with a 3rd tone. 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, 谅解 is written 諒解. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liangjie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 谅解 from the suggestions. Typing liangjie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
谅解 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.