解除 meaning in English

jiěchú

to remove; to sack

HSK 5verb22 strokes

Meaning of 解除

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiěchú

to remove
to sack
to get rid of
to relieve (sb of their duties)
to free
to lift (an embargo)
to rescind (an agreement)

How to use 解除

解除 is a formal verb used for ending restrictions, contracts, duties, or threats, such as bans, warnings, alerts, and agreements. Common objects include 禁令 (ban), 合同 (contract), 警报 (alarm), and 职务 (post). Example: 政府解除了禁令。 (Zhèngfǔ jiěchú le jìnlìng.) The government lifted the ban.

解 (jiě) means to untie or undo, as in 解开 (jiěkāi), and 除 (chú) means to remove, as in 除了 (chúle). Put them together: you untie something and take it away, so 解除 is to lift or remove a restriction.

Common mistake: Learners often use 解除 where 解决 (jiějué) is needed. 解决 solves a problem (解决问题), while 解除 removes a restriction or relationship (解除合同), so 解除问题 sounds wrong. Also remember 解 is third tone, jiě, not jiè.

解除 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men解jiě除chú了le婚hūn约yuē。

They called off their engagement.

"你nǐ没méi结jié婚hūn吧ba!?" "哦ó，我wǒ们men分fēn手shǒu了le。我wǒ们men解jiě除chú婚hūn约yuē了le。"

"Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."

战zhàn争zhēng结jié束shù之zhī后hòu贸mào易yì障zhàng碍ài被bèi解jiě除chú。

Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.

海hǎi啸xiào的de警jǐng报bào解jiě除chú了le。

The tsunami alert was cancelled.

Stroke order for each character

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解 jiě · to divide · 13 strokes

除 chú · to get rid of · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 解除.

理解	lǐjiě	to comprehend; to understand
除了	chúle	apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來\|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1
解决	jiějué	to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits
解开	jiěkāi	to untie; to undo
了解	liǎojiě	to understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解释	jiěshì	explanation; to explain
缓解	huǎnjiě	to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis)
除非	chúfēi	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
解放	jiěfàng	to liberate; to emancipate
消除	xiāochú	to eliminate; to remove
排除	páichú	to eliminate; to remove
误解	wùjiě	to misunderstand; misunderstanding

Questions about 解除

What does 解除 mean?

解除 (jiěchú) means "to remove; to sack" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 解除?

解除 is made of 2 characters: 解 (13 strokes), 除 (9 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 解除 an HSK word?

Yes. 解除 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can 解除 be used for removing physical objects?

Usually not. For physically taking something away, use 拿走 (názǒu) or 去掉 (qùdiào). 解除 is mostly for abstract things like bans, contracts, worries, or alerts.

How do you say someone was dismissed from a job with 解除?

A common pattern is 解除某人的职务 (jiěchú mǒurén de zhíwù), meaning to relieve someone of their post. For a labor contract, people say 解除劳动合同 (jiěchú láodòng hétong).