jiè

archaic
legal
verb

Meaning of 起解

起解 means to escort (a prisoner) under guard; to transport (criminals) to another place. Pronounced qǐ jiè.

  • to escort (a prisoner) under guard; to transport (criminals) to another place

Definitions & Examples

dài
cháng
cháng
zhòng
fàn
jiè
dào
biān
jiāng
 

In ancient times, serious criminals were often escorted to frontier regions to serve their sentences.

Chāi
men
sòng
zhe
fàn
rén
jiè
shàng
 

The bailiffs escorted the prisoner on the road under guard.

Lín
chōng
bèi
jiè
cāng
zhōu
 
zhōng
xiǎn
xiē
hài
 

Lin Chong was escorted to Cangzhou and nearly killed along the way.