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和解

héjiě

to reconcile; to settle

Two neighbours at a table, one offering the other tea
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Characters in this word

和 hé

Strokes
8
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 双方在法院主持下达成和解,避免了漫长而昂贵的诉讼。 Shuāngfāng zài fǎyuàn zhǔchí xià dáchéng héjiě, bìmiǎn le màncháng ér ángguì de sùsòng. Under the court's mediation, the two sides reached a settlement and avoided a long and expensive lawsuit.
  • 兄弟俩多年不说话,最后在父亲面前和解了。 Xiōngdì liǎ duōnián bù shuōhuà, zuìhòu zài fùqin miànqián héjiě le. The two brothers hadn't spoken for years, and finally reconciled in front of their father.
  • 邻居们坐下来谈了很久,终于同意和解。 Línjūmen zuò xiàlai tán le hěn jiǔ, zhōngyú tóngyì héjiě. The neighbours sat down and talked for a long time, and finally agreed to settle.

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