不解

bùjiě

verb HSK 7-9 #26,548

Meanings

1 to not understand; to be puzzled by
2 bewilderment; incomprehension

Characters

to understand; to untie

Examples

HSK 4

很多人对此表示不解。

Hěnduō rén duìcǐ biǎoshì bùjiě.

Many people expressed bewilderment about this.

HSK 5

我对他的行为感到不解。

Wǒ duì tā de xíngwéi gǎndào bùjiě.

I'm puzzled by his behavior.

HSK 7-9

他们之间有不解之缘。

Tāmen zhījiān yǒu bùjiězhīyuán.

There's an indissoluble bond between them.

Tips

usage

不解 is more literary than 不懂 or 不明白. It often appears in the expression 不解之缘 ('an indissoluble bond/connection') - here 不解 means 'cannot be untied' rather than 'cannot understand,' using the original meaning of 解 as 'to untie.'

Stroke Order

不 bù

解 jiě