"Explanation" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 解释 | jiě shì | explanation / to explain / to interpret / to resolve / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 索解 | suǒ jiě | to seek an answer / to look for an explanation / to explain / explanation | |
| 作出 | zuò chū | to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract | |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě | to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself | |
| 释义 | shì yì | the meaning of sth / an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases / definition / an interpretation (of doctrine) / religious doctrine | |
| 不由分说 | bù yóu fēn shuō | to allow no explanation | |
| 责问 | zé wèn | to demand an explanation | |
| 鬼使神差 | guǐ shǐ shén chāi | demons and gods at work (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence | |
| 辩白 | biàn bái | to offer an explanation / to plead innocence / to try to defend oneself | |
| 自圆其说 | zì yuán qí shuō | to make a story or theory consistent / to give a plausible explanation / to plug the holes in one's story | |
| 不言自明 | bù yán zì míng | self-evident / needing no explanation (idiom) | |
| 且听下回分解 | qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě | to listen to the next chapter for an explanation | |
| 具体说明 | jù tǐ shuō míng | explicit explanation / to specify | |
| 字面解释 | zì miàn jiě shì | literal explanation | |
| 宽心丸 | kuān xīn wán | reassuring explanation / consolatory words | |
| 略释 | lu:è shì | a brief explanation / to summarize | |
| 真释 | zhēn shì | true explanation / genuine reason | |
| 神差鬼使 | shén chāi guǐ shǐ | the work of gods and devils (idiom) / unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence | |
| 释经 | shì jīng | exegesis / explanation of classic text | |
| 错解 | cuò jiě | misinterpretation / mistaken explanation | |
| 解释性发言 | statement of explanation | | |
| 分述 | fēn shù | to elaborate / detailed explanation | |
