解体

解体 jiětǐ

To break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble^†

解体 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體解體 jieti

What 解体 means

To break up into components^†
to disintegrate^†
to collapse^†
to crumble^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 解体, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

解体 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

解

jiě

Divide (untie - answer - understand - solve)

体

tǐ

Body (style - system - physical)

Words that share a character with 解体

How to write 解体

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解体 in a sentence

这个组织最终解体了。

Zhège zǔzhī zuìzhōng jiětǐ le.

This organisation eventually fell apart.

旧的观念正在慢慢解体。

Jiù de guānniàn zhèngzài mànmàn jiětǐ.

The old ideas are slowly breaking down.

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Questions about 解体

What does 解体 mean in English?

解体 is pronounced jiětǐ and means To break up into components, to disintegrate, to collapse, to crumble †.

How do you pronounce 解体?

解体 is jiětǐ in pinyin — written jieti without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 解体?

解体 is written with 2 characters: 解 (jiě) Divide (untie - answer - understand - solve), 体 (tǐ) Body (style - system - physical). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 解体 written in traditional Chinese?

解體. The simplified form 解体 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 解體 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jiětǐ.

Is 解体 an HSK word?

Yes — 解体 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

解放 jiěfàng 解雇 jiěgù 解剖 jiěpōu 解散 jiěsàn 戒备 jièbèi 界限 jièxiàn 借鉴 jièjiàn 借助 jièzhù

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