解开
HSK 3 (2021)
解开 (jiěkāi) · to untie
解开 (jiěkāi) means “to untie; to undo; to solve”. It is written with 2 characters: 解 (to explain) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 解开 is built
The characters
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)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他终于解开了这道难题。Tā zhōngyú jiěkāi le zhè dào nán tí.He finally solved this hard problem.
你能解开这个问题吗？Nǐ néng jiěkāi zhège wèntí ma?Can you solve this problem?
Questions about 解开
What does 解开 mean?
解开 (jiěkāi) means “to untie; to undo; to solve”.
How do you pronounce 解开?
解开 is pronounced jiěkāi.
Which HSK level is 解开?
解开 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 解决jiějuéto solve
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 缓解huǎnjiěto relieve
- 解释jiěshìto explain
- 了解liǎojiěto understand
- 辩解biànjiěto justify
- 分解fēnjiěto break down
- 和解héjiěto reconcile
- 见解jiànjiěopinion
- 解除jiěchúto remove
Learn 解开 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.