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解除

jiě chú

HSK 6 2-character word

What 解除 means

1. to remove
2. to sack
3. to get rid of
4. to relieve (sb of their duties)
5. to free
6. to lift (an embargo)
7. to rescind (an agreement)

The characters in 解除

• 解jiěto divide; to break up; to split
• 除chúto get rid of; to remove; to exclude

Example sentences

• 他们解除了婚约。
  Tāmen jiěchú le hūnyuē.
  They called off their engagement.
• 海啸的警报解除了。
  Hǎixiào de jǐngbào jiěchú le.
  The tsunami alert was cancelled.
• 战争结束之后贸易障碍被解除。
  Trade barriers were lifted after the war ended.
• "你没结婚吧!?" "哦，我们分手了。我们解除婚约了。"
  "Didn't you get married!?" "Oh, we split up. We broke our engagement."