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说明 | 說明

shuō míng

1. 1 to explain
2. 2 to illustrate
3. 3 to indicate
4. 4 to show
5. 5 to prove
6. 6 explanation
7. 7 directions
8. 8 caption
9. 9 classifier: 個 Gè

解释 | 解釋

jiě shì

1. 1 explanation
2. 2 to explain
3. 3 to interpret
4. 4 to resolve
5. 5 classifier: 個 Gè

辩解 | 辯解

biàn jiě

1. 1 to explain
2. 2 to justify
3. 3 to defend (a point of view etc)
4. 4 to provide an explanation
5. 5 to try to defend oneself

自圆其说 | 自圓其說

zì yuán qí shuō

1. 1 to make a story or theory consistent
2. 2 to give a plausible explanation
3. 3 to plug the holes in one's story

具体说明 | 具體說明

jù tǐ shuō míng

1. 1 explicit explanation
2. 2 to specify

鬼使神差

guǐ shǐ shén chāi

1. 1 demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
2. 2 curious coincidence

且听下回分解 | 且聽下回分解

qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě

1. 1 to listen to the next chapter for an explanation

释经 | 釋經

shì jīng

1. 1 exegesis
2. 2 explanation of classic text

不言自明

bù yán zì míng

1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)

解答

jiě dá

1. 1 answer
2. 2 explanation
3. 3 solution (to a math equation)

释义 | 釋義

shì yì

1. 1 the meaning of sth
2. 2 an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases
3. 3 definition
4. 4 an interpretation (of doctrine)
5. 5 religious doctrine

穿凿附会 | 穿鑿附會

chuān záo fù huì

1. 1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
2. 2 to offer outlandish explanations

不由分说 | 不由分說

bù yóu fēn shuō

1. 1 to allow no explanation

辩白 | 辯白

biàn bái

1. 1 to offer an explanation
2. 2 to plead innocence
3. 3 to try to defend oneself

真释 | 真釋

zhēn shì

1. 1 true explanation
2. 2 genuine reason

神差鬼使

shén chāi guǐ shǐ

1. 1 the work of gods and devils (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation
2. 2 curious coincidence

错解 | 錯解

cuò jiě

1. 1 misinterpretation
2. 2 mistaken explanation

索解

suǒ jiě

1. 1 to seek an answer
2. 2 to look for an explanation
3. 3 to explain
4. 4 explanation

略释 | 略釋

lu:è shì

1. 1 a brief explanation
2. 2 to summarize

作出

zuò chū

1. 1 to put out
2. 2 to come up with
3. 3 to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
4. 4 to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
5. 5 to draw (conclusion)
6. 6 to deliver (speech, judgment)
7. 7 to devise (explanation)
8. 8 to extract