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解除

jiě chú · jie chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to remove
  2. to sack
  3. to get rid of
  4. to relieve (sb of their duties)
  5. to free
  6. to lift (an embargo)
  7. to rescind (an agreement)
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Why won't the game open?

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)，为什么(wèishénme)打不开(dǎbùkāi)游戏(yóuxì)？

    Why won't your phone open any games?

  2. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)设(shè)了(le)时间(shíjiān)限制(xiànzhì)，到(dào)现在(xiànzài)还(hái)没(méi)解除(jiěchú)。

    Yesterday I set a time limit, and I still haven't lifted it.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)快点(kuàidiǎn)解除(jiěchú)吧(ba)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)玩(wán)。

    Then lift it quickly, and we'll play together.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)解除(jiěchú)了(le)……咦(yí)，还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)？

    OK! I lifted it... huh, it still doesn't work?

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)关掉(guāndiào)的(de)是(shì)闹钟(nàozhōng)，不是(bùshì)限制(xiànzhì)。

    Because what you turned off was the alarm clock, not the limit.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

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.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mimosawang · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

海(hǎi)啸(xiào)的(de)警(jǐng)报(bào)解(jiě)除(chú)了(le)。

The tsunami alert was cancelled.

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

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