消解

xiāojiě

verb #59,223

Meanings

1 to dispel
2 to eliminate
3 to dissolve (a worry, doubt, conflict)
4 to defuse

Characters

to dissolve, vanish

to undo, resolve

Examples

一句道歉就消解了两人之间的误会。

Yī jù dàoqiàn jiù xiāojiě le liǎng rén zhī jiān de wùhuì.

A single apology dispelled the misunderstanding between the two of them.

幽默是消解紧张气氛的最好方法。

Yōumò shì xiāojiě jǐnzhāng qìfēn de zuì hǎo fāngfǎ.

Humor is the best way to defuse a tense atmosphere.

Tips

usage

Used for abstract things you make 'go away' — doubts (疑虑), worries (忧虑), conflicts (矛盾), tension (紧张). For physical things (snow, ice) use 融化 (rónghuà); for written-off debts use 抵消 (dǐxiāo).

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

解 jiě