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和解 (hé jiě) — to be reconciled, to make peace (between people or groups); (law) to reach a settlement out of court

Definition

A formal verb for two parties (people, groups, nations) ending conflict and restoring relations. Unlike 妥协, both sides are satisfied rather than giving things up; 调解 is the act of helping others reconcile.

verb
to be reconciledto make peace (between people or groups)(law) to reach a settlement out of court

Examples

  • ，和解。
    Tā men zhī jiān yǒu xiē wù huì, hòu lái hé jiě le.
    There were some misunderstandings between them, but later they reconciled.
  • ，和解。
    Jīng guò lǜ shī de tiáo jiě, shuāng fāng zuì zhōng dá chéng le hé jiě.
    Through the lawyer's mediation, the two sides finally reached a settlement.
  • 和解，。
    Liǎng guó lǐng dǎo rén jué dìng hé jiě, jié shù duō nián de chōng tū.
    The leaders of the two countries decided to reconcile, ending years of conflict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

和hémake peace
解jiěresolve

和 means to make peace and 解 means to resolve, so the word covers settling a dispute.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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