解压

解壓

jiěyā

verb

Meanings

1 to relieve stress
2 to decompress (computing); to unzip a file

Characters

to undo; release

Examples

HSK 2

我周末喜欢去爬山解压。

Wǒ zhōumò xǐhuān qù páshān jiěyā.

I like to hike on weekends to de-stress.

HSK 7-9

请先把压缩包解压再打开。

Qǐng xiān bǎ yāsuō bāo jiěyā zài dǎkāi.

Please unzip the archive first, then open it.

Tips

memory

解 'undo / release' + 压 'pressure'. Same word does double duty: emotionally ('release pressure' = de-stress) and technically ('decompress' a zip/rar archive). Pair with 解压神器 'a decompression tool / a great stress-reliever' - both senses live in that phrase.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

压 yā