kāijiě

开解

Word · VerbTraditional開解

comfort; console; counsel

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to comfort and counsel; to console (someone who is worried or grief-stricken)

Typically used when someone is emotionally distressed and needs both emotional support and rational persuasion to help them overcome their feelings.

Dà大
jiā家
shuō说
le了
xiē些
kāi开
jiě解
de的
huà话
 ,
tā她
yě也
jiù就
xiǎng想
tōng通
le了
 。

After everyone said some comforting words, she finally came to terms with it.

Nǐ你
qù去
kāi开
jiě解
yī一
xià下
tā他
 ,
bié别
ràng让
tā他
tài太
nán难
guò过
le了
 。

Go and console him a bit so he won't be too upset.

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Jīng经
guò过
lǎo老
shī师
de的
nài耐
xīn心
kāi开
jiě解
 ,
tā她
zhōng终
yú于
fàng放
xià下
le了
xīn心
zhōng中
de的
bāo包
fu袱
 。

Through the teacher's patient counseling, she finally let go of the burden in her heart.