解压缩

解壓縮

jiěyāsuō

verb

Meanings

1 to decompress
2 to unzip
3 decompression

Characters

to untie, to release

to press, to compress

to shrink, to contract

Examples

HSK 3

请先解压缩这个文件再打开。

Qǐng xiān jiěyāsuō zhège wénjiàn zài dǎkāi.

Please unzip this file before opening it.

HSK 7-9

解压缩失败，可能是文件损坏了。

Jiěyāsuō shībài, kěnéng shì wénjiàn sǔnhuài le.

Decompression failed; the file may be corrupted.

Tips

memory

解 (untie/release) + 压缩 (compress) = undo the compression. The opposite is 压缩 (to compress/zip).

Stroke Order

解 jiě

压 yā

缩 suō