缓解
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
缓解 (huǎnjiě) · to relieve
缓解 (huǎnjiě) means “to relieve; to ease”. It is written with 2 characters: 缓 (slow) + 解 (to explain). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 缓解 is built
The characters
缓 huǎn · slow
What 缓 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 爰yuán — to lead on to
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 友yǒu — friend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 爰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
解 jiě · to explain
What 解 is made of
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种药能缓解头疼。Zhè zhǒng yào néng huǎnjiě tóu téng.This medicine can relieve headaches.
怎样缓解工作压力？Zěnyàng huǎnjiě gōngzuò yālì?How can you ease work stress?
Questions about 缓解
What does 缓解 mean?
缓解 (huǎnjiě) means “to relieve; to ease”.
How do you pronounce 缓解?
缓解 is pronounced huǎnjiě.
Which HSK level is 缓解?
缓解 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 迟缓chíhuǎnslow
- 缓和huǎnhéto ease
- 刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎnextremely urgent
- 解决jiějuéto solve
- 解开jiěkāito untie
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 解释jiěshìto explain
- 了解liǎojiěto understand
- 辩解biànjiěto justify
- 分解fēnjiěto break down
Learn 缓解 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.