解析 (jiě xī) — to analyze, to resolve (a problem, data, etc.); (mathematics) to analyze (a function, equation, etc.)

Definition

解析 focuses on technical or formal analysis — a math function, data, a structure — more rigorous than the general 分析. Compare 解答 (answering a problem) and 分解 (breaking into parts).

verb
to analyzeto resolve (a problem, data, etc.)(mathematics) to analyze (a function, equation, etc.)

Examples

  • 解析
    Wǒ men xū yào jiě xī zhè xiē shù jù cái néng dé chū jié lùn.
    We need to analyze this data before we can draw conclusions.
  • 解析
    Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men jiě xī zhè ge jù zi de yǔ fǎ jié gòu.
    The teacher asked us to analyze the grammatical structure of this sentence.
  • 解析
    Zài gāo děng shù xué zhōng, wǒ men jīng cháng jiě xī fù biàn hán shù.
    In advanced mathematics, we often analyze complex functions.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

jiěanalyze
analyze

解 and 析 both carry the sense of separating and examining, forming a word for analysis.

Characters in this word

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

析 shows 斤 (axe) next to 木 (wood), depicting an axe splitting wood.

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