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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
讲 jiǎng	讲 \| 讲* \| *讲	to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture	講 HSK 2


交代 jiāodài	交代 \| 交代* \| *交代	to transfer (duties to sb else) / to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth) / to explain; to give an account; to brief / to confess; to account for oneself / (jocular) to come to a bad end	HSK 5


说明 shuōmíng	说明 \| 说明* \| *说明	to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個｜个	說明 HSK 2


解释 jiěshì	解释 \| 解释* \| *解释	explanation / to explain / to interpret / to resolve / CL: 個｜个	解釋 HSK 4


说 shuō	说 \| 说* \| *说	to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine	說 HSK 1


白 bái	白 \| 白* \| *白	white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯｜白饭) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白｜辩白) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話｜白话) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區｜白区)	HSK 1


启发 qǐfā	启发 \| 启发* \| *启发	to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation	啟發 HSK 5


解 jiě	解 \| 解* \| *解	to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection	HSK 6


一点就通 yīdiǎnjiùtōng	一点就通 \| 一点就通* \| *一点就通	a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain	一點就通


表白 biǎobái	表白 \| 表白* \| *表白	to explain oneself / to express / to reveal one's thoughts or feelings / declaration / confession	HSK 7-9


一言难尽 yīyánnánjìn	一言难尽 \| 一言难尽* \| *一言难尽	hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	一言難盡


宣讲 xuānjiǎng	宣讲 \| 宣讲* \| *宣讲	to preach / to explain publicly	宣講


分辩 fēnbiàn	分辩 \| 分辩* \| *分辩	to explain the facts / to defend against an accusation	分辯


解说 jiěshuō	解说 \| 解说* \| *解说	to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary	解說 HSK 6


指手画脚 zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo	指手画脚 \| 指手画脚* \| *指手画脚	to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily	指手畫腳 HSK 7-9


讲解 jiǎngjiě	讲解 \| 讲解* \| *讲解	to explain	講解 HSK 7-9


图解 tújiě	图解 \| 图解* \| *图解	illustration / diagram / graphical representation / to explain with the aid of a diagram	圖解


阐明 chǎnmíng	阐明 \| 阐明* \| *阐明	to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound	闡明


注解 zhùjiě	注解 \| 注解* \| *注解	to annotate / annotation / comment / interpretation / to explain with notes / explanatory note	註解


辩解 biànjiě	辩解 \| 辩解* \| *辩解	to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself	辯解 HSK 7-9


科普 kēpǔ	科普 \| 科普* \| *科普	popularization of science (abbr. for 科學普及｜科学普及) / (attributive) popular science / (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms	HSK 7-9


阐释 chǎnshì	阐释 \| 阐释* \| *阐释	to explain / to expound / to interpret / elucidation	闡釋


说来话长 shuōláihuàcháng	说来话长 \| 说来话长* \| *说来话长	start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly	說來話長


告白 gàobái	告白 \| 告白* \| *告白	to announce publicly / to explain oneself / to reveal one's feelings / to confess / to declare one's love


横说竖说 héngshuōshùshuō	横说竖说 \| 横说竖说* \| *横说竖说	to explain sth over and over again / to repeat	橫說豎說


讲明 jiǎngmíng	讲明 \| 讲明* \| *讲明	to explain	講明


深入浅出 shēnrùqiǎnchū	深入浅出 \| 深入浅出* \| *深入浅出	to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom) / (of language) simple and easy to understand	深入淺出


辩明 biànmíng	辩明 \| 辩明* \| *辩明	to explain clearly / to elucidate	辯明


破解 pòjiě	破解 \| 破解* \| *破解	to break (a bond, constraint etc) / to explain / to unravel / to decipher / to decode / to crack (software)	HSK 7-9


释文 shìwén	释文 \| 释文* \| *释文	interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script	釋文


悉数 xīshǔ	悉数 \| 悉数* \| *悉数	to enumerate in detail / to explain clearly	悉數


标注 biāozhù	标注 \| 标注* \| *标注	to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)	標注


闻一知十 wényīzhīshí	闻一知十 \| 闻一知十* \| *闻一知十	lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise	聞一知十


自报家门 zìbàojiāmén	自报家门 \| 自报家门* \| *自报家门	to introduce oneself / originally a theatrical device in which a character explains his own role	自報家門


详解 xiángjiě	详解 \| 详解* \| *详解	to explain in detail / detailed answer / full solution (to a math problem)	詳解


分说 fēnshuō	分说 \| 分说* \| *分说	to explain (the difference)	分說


索解 suǒjiě	索解 \| 索解* \| *索解	to seek an answer / to look for an explanation / to explain / explanation


谈经 tánjīng	谈经 \| 谈经* \| *谈经	to explain a sutra / to expound the classics	談經


白事 báishì	白事 \| 白事* \| *白事	funeral / to explain (literary)


真诠 zhēnquán	真诠 \| 真诠* \| *真诠	to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis	真詮


费口舌 fèikǒushé	费口舌 \| 费口舌* \| *费口舌	to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining	費口舌


诠释 quánshì	诠释 \| 诠释* \| *诠释	to interpret / to comment and explain / to annotate / to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role) / to decode / interpretation / annotation	詮釋


铺叙 pūxù	铺叙 \| 铺叙* \| *铺叙	to explain all the details / complete narrative	鋪敘


剖白 pōubái	剖白 \| 剖白* \| *剖白	to explain oneself


要言不烦 yàoyánbùfán	要言不烦 \| 要言不烦* \| *要言不烦	to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise	要言不煩


陈 chén	陈 \| 陈* \| *陈	(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display / (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale	陳


释 shì	释 \| 释* \| *释	to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼｜释迦牟尼) / Buddhism	釋


阐发 chǎnfā	阐发 \| 阐发* \| *阐发	to elucidate / to expound / to study and explain	闡發


费唇舌 fèichúnshé	费唇舌 \| 费唇舌* \| *费唇舌	to argue needlessly; to waste time explaining	費唇舌


面罄 miànqìng	面罄 \| 面罄* \| *面罄	to explain in detail personally


诠解 quánjiě	诠解 \| 诠解* \| *诠解	to explain (a text)	詮解


分诉 fēnsù	分诉 \| 分诉* \| *分诉	to narrate / to explain / to justify oneself	分訴


申 shēn	申 \| 申* \| *申	to extend / to state / to explain / 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey / ancient Chinese compass point: 240°


开解 kāijiě	开解 \| 开解* \| *开解	to straighten out / to explain / to ease sb's anxiety	開解


剖辩 pōubiàn	剖辩 \| 剖辩* \| *剖辩	to analyze / to explain	剖辯


诂 gǔ	诂 \| 诂* \| *诂	to comment / to explain	詁


希格斯 Xīgésī	希格斯 \| 希格斯* \| *希格斯	Higgs (name) / Peter Higgs (1929-), British theoretical physicist, one proposer of the Higgs mechanism or Higgs boson to explain the mass of elementary particles


训释 xùnshì	训释 \| 训释* \| *训释	to explain / to interpret / interpretation	訓釋


诠 quán	诠 \| 诠* \| *诠	to explain / to comment / to annotate	詮


释俗 shìsú	释俗 \| 释俗* \| *释俗	to explain in simple terms	釋俗


释名 Shìmíng	释名 \| 释名* \| *释名	"Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning	釋名

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