解锁

解鎖

jiěsuǒ

verb

Meanings

1 to unlock
2 to unlock (a new skill, achievement, etc.)

Characters

Examples

用指纹解锁手机比较快。

Yòng zhǐwén jiěsuǒ shǒujī bǐjiào kuài.

Unlocking your phone with a fingerprint is faster.

今天解锁了一家新店,味道不错。

Jīntiān jiěsuǒ le yì jiā xīn diàn, wèidào búcuò.

Today I "unlocked" a new shop — the food's pretty good.

Tips

usage

Beyond the phone lock screen, 解锁 has a trendy figurative use: "unlocking" a new skill, restaurant, or life experience — e.g. 解锁新技能 / 解锁新餐厅. Borrowed from video-game achievement language.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

锁 suǒ