Chinese word dictionary

解嘲

jiě cháo · to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation; to justify oneself; to find excuses

Practice word

Word information

Simplified解嘲

Traditional解嘲

Pinyinjiě cháo

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

解jiě

to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

嘲cháo

to deride, to jeer at, to ridicule, to scorn

How to learn 解嘲

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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解决jiějué

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

了解liǎojiě

to understand; to realize; to find out

解释jiěshì

explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]

理解lǐjiě

to comprehend; to understand

缓解huǎnjiě

to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)

嘲笑cháoxiào

to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision