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解释

jiě shì · jie shi

Traditional 解釋

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. explanation
  2. to explain
  3. to interpret
  4. to resolve
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Explaining a joke

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)笑(xiào)？

    Why aren't you laughing?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)听懂(tīngdǒng)这个(zhège)笑话(xiàohua)。

    I didn't understand the joke.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)解释(jiěshì)一下(yīxià)。

    Let me explain it to you.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)解释(jiěshì)吧(ba)。

    OK, explain it.

  5. Dengdeng

    ……解释(jiěshì)完(wán)了(le)。

    ...Done explaining.

  6. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)懂(dǒng)了(le)，但是(dànshì)不(bù)好笑(hǎoxiào)了(le)。

    Now I get it, but it's not funny anymore.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)我(wǒ)解(jiě)释(shì)给(gěi)你(nǐ)听(tīng)是(shì)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)的(de)。

It's impossible for me to explain it to you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

给(gěi)你(nǐ)解(jiě)释(shì)这(zhè)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)行(xíng)不(bu)通(tōng)要(yào)花(huā)很(hěn)多(duō)时(shí)间(jiān)。

It would take me too much time to explain to you why it's not going to work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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