溶解

róngjiě

verb HSK 7 #14,515

Meanings

1 to dissolve

Characters

separate; break apart

Literally 'dissolve and break apart' — to dissolve in a liquid

Examples

糖在热水中很容易溶解。

Táng zài rè shuǐ zhōng hěn róngyì róngjiě.

Sugar dissolves easily in hot water.

这种药片可以溶解在水里服用。

Zhè zhǒng yàopiàn kěyǐ róngjiě zài shuǐ lǐ fúyòng.

This tablet can be dissolved in water and taken.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 溶解 (róngjiě, dissolve in liquid), 融化 (rónghuà, melt from solid to liquid, like ice), and 融解 (róngjiě, also melt). 溶解 specifically means a substance dispersing into a solvent.

Stroke Order

溶 róng

解 jiě