Chinese word

溶解

Pronunciation

Pinyinróng jiě

Meaning

  • verbdissolve

Example

请把药溶解在温水中。qǐng bǎ yào róng jiě zài wēn shuǐ zhōng

Please dissolve the medicine in warm water.

Illustration for 溶解 (dissolve)

More examples

茶里糖很快就溶解。chá lǐ táng hěn kuài jiù róng jiě

The sugar in the tea dissolves quickly.

Core concept

One material changes from a visible mass into an even mixture within a liquid.

Common phrases

  • 在水中溶解zài shuǐ zhōng róng jiě

    dissolve in water

  • 完全溶解wán quán róng jiě

    completely dissolve

  • 难以溶解nán yǐ róng jiě

    hard to dissolve

Similar words

溶入róng rù: Dissolves into another substance and becomes fully mixed with it.
融化róng huà: Becomes liquid when heated from a solid state.

Definition in Chinese

使固体或其他物质在液体中分散并失去原有形态，成为均匀混合物的动作或过程。shǐ gù tǐ huò qí tā wù zhì zài yè tǐ zhōng fēn sàn bìng shī qù yuán yǒu xíng tài chéng wéi jūn yún hùn hé wù de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

溶解 (róngjiě, "dissolve") uses 溶 (róng, "dissolve in liquid") and 解 (jiě, "untie or separate"), a transparent combination for a material dispersing until its former shape is gone.

Usage tips

  • English often uses melt for a solid becoming liquid, but dissolve applies when a substance mixes into a liquid and is no longer separately visible.

Other meanings

  • go into solutionverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 溶解度róng jiě dùsolubilitynoun
  • 溶解反应róng jiě fǎn yìngdissolution reactionnoun

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