解渴
jiě kě
Pinyin

Definition

解渴
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jiě kě
  1. to quench

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
kě wàng
  1. 1 to thirst for
  2. 2 to long for
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
Xiè
  1. 1 surname Xie
jiě fàng
  1. 1 to liberate
  2. 2 to emancipate
  3. 3 liberation
  4. 4 refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
  5. 5 CL:次[cì]
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
bù jiě
  1. 1 to not understand
  2. 2 to be puzzled by
  3. 3 indissoluble
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
kǒu kě
  1. 1 thirsty
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
tú jiě
  1. 1 illustration
  2. 2 diagram
  3. 3 graphical representation
  4. 4 to explain with the aid of a diagram
qiú jiě
  1. 1 to require a solution
  2. 2 to seek to solve (an equation)
  1. 1 thirsty
kě qiú
  1. 1 to long for
  2. 2 to crave for
  3. 3 to greatly desire
róng jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
wǎ jiě
  1. 1 to collapse
  2. 2 to disintegrate
  3. 3 to crumble
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě
  1. 1 see 百思不解[bǎi sī bù jiě]
pò jiě
  1. 1 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to unravel
  4. 4 to decipher
  5. 5 to decode
  6. 6 to crack (software)

Idioms (20)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
充饥止渴
chōng jī zhǐ kě
  1. 1 to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
  1. 1 to be at a loss (idiom)
如饥似渴
rú jī sì kě
  1. 1 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
  2. 2 to long for sth
慷慨解囊
kāng kǎi jiě náng
  1. 1 to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money
  2. 2 to give generously to charity
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
  1. 1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. 1 a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction
死结难解
sǐ jié nán jiě
  1. 1 enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem
  2. 2 intractable difficulty
消愁解闷
xiāo chóu jiě mèn
  1. 1 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
  2. 2 to dispel depression or melancholy
  3. 3 to relieve stress
  4. 4 a relaxing pass-time
百思不解
bǎi sī bù jiě
  1. 1 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
  2. 2 to remain perplexed despite much thought
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
  1. 1 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
  2. 2 to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng
  1. 1 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
  2. 2 to act when it is too late
解民倒悬
jiě mín dào xuán
  1. 1 lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
迎刃而解
yíng rèn ér jiě
  1. 1 lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. easily solved

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