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讲解 (jiǎng jiě) — to explain (in detail, often in an instructional or guided manner)

Definition

讲解 is 'to explain' in an instructional or guided way — a teacher, guide, or expert walking an audience through material. Stronger and more structured than 解释 (general clarifying); narrower than 讲 (plain speaking).

verb
to explain (in detail, often in an instructional or guided manner)

Examples

  • 讲解。
    Dǎo yóu zhèng zài wèi yóu kè jiǎng jiě jǐng diǎn.
    The tour guide is explaining the scenic spots to the tourists.
  • 讲解。
    Qǐng nǐ zǐ xì jiǎng jiě yí xià cāo zuò liú chéng.
    Please explain the operating procedure carefully.
  • 讲解。
    Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiǎng jiě le zhè dào tí.
    The teacher explained this problem to us.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

讲jiǎngexplain
解jiěunravel

讲 means explain and 解 means unravel; together they mean to explain in detail.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 講; 讲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
冓
冓gòu講jiǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 講 puts 言, say, beside 冓, which gave it its sound; the simplified 讲 is a later abbreviation.

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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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Communication & Speech

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