Chinese word

和解

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé jiě

Meaning

  • verbreconcile

Example

他们经过协商，最终和解了。tā men jīng guò xié shāng zuì zhōng hé jiě le

After negotiations, they finally reconciled.

Illustration for 和解 (reconcile)

More examples

公司与前员工就赔偿问题和解了。gōng sī yǔ qián yuán gōng jiù péi cháng wèn tí hé jiě le

The company reached a settlement with its former employee over compensation.

Core concept

A strained relationship moves from conflict or hurt back to friendly understanding through mutual easing of tension.

Common phrases

  • 与对手和解yǔ duì shǒu hé jiě

    reconcile with an opponent

  • 愿意和解yuàn yì hé jiě

    be willing to reconcile

  • 试图和解shì tú hé jiě

    try to reconcile

Similar words

和好hé hǎo: Make up with someone after falling out and restore a friendly relationship.
妥协tuǒ xié: Yield on part of one's demands to settle a dispute.
调解tiáo jiě: Mediate a dispute as a third party and help those involved resolve it.
调停tiáo tíng: Mediate between two sides, adjust their views, and guide them toward agreement.

Definition in Chinese

指个人之间在发生矛盾、误会或伤害后，经过沟通或让步而消除隔阂、恢复友好关系的行为或过程。zhǐ gè rén zhī jiān zài fā shēng máo dùn wù huì huò shāng hài hòu jīng guò gōu tōng huò ràng bù ér xiāo chú gé hé huī fù yóu hǎo guān xì de xíng wéi huò guò chéng

Word origin

和 (hé, "harmony") + 解 (jiě, "untie") forms a compound that presents reconciliation as untangling the strain between people.

Usage tips

  • In everyday use, a settlement normally involves both sides, so one person's apology or patience alone does not necessarily count as reconciliation.

Other meanings

  • reconciliationnoun
  • settlementnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 和解协议hé jiě xié yìsettlement agreementnoun
  • 和解书hé jiě shūsettlement documentnoun

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