告解

gàojiě

verb

Meanings

1 (Catholicism) to confess (sins)
2 confession

Characters

to tell; declare

to release; explain

Examples

她每周都去教堂告解。

Tā měi zhōu dōu qù jiàotáng gàojiě.

She goes to church for confession every week.

告解后，他感到心里轻松了许多。

Gàojiě hòu, tā gǎndào xīnli qīngsōng le xǔduō.

After confession he felt a great weight lifted from his heart.

Tips

culture

Specifically Catholic terminology. Protestants say 认罪 (rènzuì, to confess sin), while Buddhists use 忏悔 (chànhuǐ, to repent). Mainland Catholics also call the sacrament 告解圣事 (gàojiě shèngshì, the Sacrament of Confession).

Stroke Order

告 gào

解 jiě