"To explain" • 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] | |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | 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 | |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten / to explain (a text etc) / to stimulate (a mental attitude) / enlightenment / revelation / motivation | |
| 辩解 | biàn jiě | to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself | |
| 白 |  bái | white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera | |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture | |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc) / to explain / to unravel / to decipher / to decode / to crack (software) | |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain | |
| 解说 | jiě shuō | to explain (verbally) / to give a running commentary | |
| 阐释 | chǎn shì | to explain / to expound / to interpret / elucidation | |
| 讲明 | jiǎng míng | to explain | |
| 分说 | fēn shuō | to explain (the difference) | |
| 解 | jiě | 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 | |
| 陈 | chén | to lay out / to exhibit / to display / to narrate / to state / to explain / to tell / old / stale | |
| 释 | shì | to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism | |
| 申 | shēn | 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° | |
| 诠 | quán | to explain / to comment / to annotate | |
| 诂 | gǔ | to comment / to explain | |
| 白事 | bái shì | funeral / to explain (literary) | |
| 开解 | kāi jiě | to straighten out / to explain / to ease sb's anxiety | |
| 诠解 | quán jiě | to explain (a text) | |
| 剖辩 | pōu biàn | to analyze / to explain | |
| 索解 | suǒ jiě | to seek an answer / to look for an explanation / to explain / explanation | |
| 训释 | xùn shì | to explain / to interpret / interpretation | |
| 分诉 | fēn sù | to narrate / to explain / to justify oneself | |
