How to say “interpret” in Chinese
interpret, decode
“Interpret” in Chinese is 解读, jiě dú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
解读 is read jiě dú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
角 “horn”, 刀 “knife” and 牛 “ox”: cutting up an ox.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “解读”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “interpret” in Chinese?
“Interpret” in Chinese is 解读, pinyin jiědú.
What does 解读 mean?
解读 (jiědú) means “interpret, decode”.
How do you write 解读?
解读 is 2 characters: 解 (jiě) — untie, explain; 读 (dú) — read. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 解读?
解读 is read jiědú. Tones: jiě — third tone, dú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“interpret” in the lesson “Beginning, end and gist”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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