解疑释惑

解疑釋惑

jiěyí-shìhuò

idiom

Meanings

1 to resolve doubts and clear up confusion
2 to answer questions and dispel uncertainty

Characters

to untie; to resolve

to release; to explain

Examples

HSK 3

这本书解疑释惑，帮助读者理解复杂的理论。

Zhè běn shū jiěyíshìhuò, bāngzhù dúzhě lǐjiě fùzá de lǐlùn.

This book clears up confusion and helps readers understand complex theories.

HSK 5

老师耐心地为学生解疑释惑。

Lǎoshī nàixīn de wèi xuésheng jiěyíshìhuò.

The teacher patiently resolved the students' doubts and questions.

Tips

history

From Kong Rong's 《荐祢衡表》 (Han dynasty): 飞辩骋辞，溢气坌涌，解疑释结 - recommending the brilliant Mi Heng for being able to 'soar in argument and untie every doubt.' 释 and 解 are near-synonyms ('to loosen, to untie'); the four-character structure is a rhetorical doubling for emphasis.

register

Formal. Common in education, Q&A content, and legal/policy communication. Spoken equivalent: 回答问题, 消除疑问.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

疑 yí

释 shì

惑 huò