Chinese word dictionary

释迦

shì jiā · sugar apple (Annona squamosa)

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Simplified释迦

Traditional釋迦

Pinyinshì jiā

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HSK 2.0Not listed

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释shì

to explain, to interpret; to release

迦jiā

used in transliterations

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解释jiěshì

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

释放shìfàng

to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge

爱不释手àibúshìshǒu

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

阐释chǎnshì

to explain; to expound; to interpret; elucidation

诠释quánshì

to interpret; to comment and explain; to annotate; to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role); to decode; interpretation; annotation

注释zhùshì

to annotate; to add a comment; explanatory note; annotation; variant of 注釋|注释[zhu4 shi4]