Chinese word dictionary

解读

jiědú · to decipher; to decode; to interpret

Practice word

Word information

Simplified解读

Traditional解讀

Pinyinjiědú

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

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

读dú

to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce

How to learn 解读

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

读dú

to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce

读书dúshū

to read a book; to study; to attend school

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

读者dúzhě

reader

解释jiěshì

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