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不解

bùjiě

to not understand; to be puzzled

A puzzled person scratches their head over tangled thread
Memory picture

Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

解 jiě

Strokes
13
Radical
角 — angle, corner
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 解

Example phrases

  • 外界对公司突然撤回上市申请深感不解。 Wàijiè duì gōngsī tūrán chèhuí shàngshì shēnqǐng shēn gǎn bùjiě. The outside world was deeply puzzled by the company's sudden withdrawal of its listing application.
  • 大家对他的决定感到很不解。 Dàjiā duì tā de juédìng gǎndào hěn bùjiě. Everyone felt very puzzled by his decision.
  • 她不解地看着我,不明白我为什么哭了。 Tā bùjiě de kànzhe wǒ, bù míngbai wǒ wèishénme kū le. She looked at me in puzzlement, not understanding why I had cried.

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