解免

jiěmiǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to avert (a difficulty)
  2. 2 to escape (from trouble)
  3. 3 to relieve, lift (a siege or duty)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā xiǎngfāngshèfǎ jiěmiǎn zhè chǎng wēijī.
He tried every possible way to avert this crisis.
HSK 7-9
Yuánjūn gǎndào, zhōngyú jiěmiǎn le chéngchí zhī wéi.
The reinforcements arrived and finally lifted the siege of the city.

Tips

register
Literary / classical-flavoured. In modern speech you'd more often use 避免 (bìmiǎn, to avoid), 解除 (jiěchú, to lift/relieve), or 解决 (jiějué, to resolve) depending on which sense you want.

Stroke Order

jiě
miǎn