解离

解離
jiělí
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to dissociate (psychology)
  2. 2 to break up / dissociate (chemistry)

Examples

Zài jídù yālì xià, tā huì chūxiàn jiělí zhuàngtài.
Under extreme stress, she enters a dissociative state.
Shuǐ fēnzǐ zài gāowēn xià huì jiělí chéng qīng hé yǎng.
Water molecules dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen at high temperatures.

Tips

usage
Two distinct registers: psychology (解离障碍 = dissociative disorder, 解离身份障碍 = DID) and chemistry (ion dissociation). Context makes the meaning — hospital chart vs. chemistry textbook.

Stroke Order

jiě