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押解 (yā jiě) — to escort (prisoners, captives, or goods under guard)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to escort under guard' — prisoners, captives, or goods. Implies security and custody, stronger and more official than plain 押送's everyday escorting.

verb
to escort (prisoners, captives, or goods under guard)

Examples

  • 押解。
    Jǐng chá yā jiě fàn rén qù le fǎ yuàn.
    The police escorted the prisoner to the court.
  • 押解。
    Zhè pī huò wù xū yào yā jiě dào biān jìng.
    This batch of goods needs to be escorted to the border.
  • 押解。
    Tā men yā jiě zhe fú lǔ chuān guò shā mò.
    They escorted the captives across the desert.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

押yāescort
解jiěescort

押 and 解 both mean to escort; together they emphasize guarding and sending prisoners.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
甲
甲jiǎ押yā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

押 pairs 扌, a hand, with 甲, which gives the sound.

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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
Crime & Police

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