Chinese word

解体

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiě tǐ

Meaning

  • verbdemolish

Example

他们要解体那座旧工厂。tā men yào jié tǐ nà zuò jiù gōng chǎng

They are going to demolish that old factory.

Illustration for 解体 (demolish)

More examples

工程师正在解体设备以便更换零件。gōng chéng shī zhèng zài jié tǐ shè bèi yǐ biàn gēng huàn líng jiàn

The engineer is dismantling the equipment to replace parts.

Core concept

An intact whole loses its structure as its parts are separated, whether it is a physical object or an organized system.

Common phrases

  • 解体工厂jié tǐ gōng chǎng

    demolish a factory

  • 解体设备jié tǐ shè bèi

    dismantle equipment

  • 解体结构jié tǐ jié gòu

    disassemble a structure

Similar words

拆除chāi chú: Taking down a building or piece of equipment as part of a planned removal.
拆卸chāi xiè: Removing the parts of machinery or equipment to take it apart.
解散jiě sàn: Officially dissolving an organization or group and ending its work.
撤销chè xiāo: Withdrawing an official decision, qualification, or authorization and ending its effect.

Definition in Chinese

把完整的结构或功能拆散，既可指物理上的拆除或分解，也可指机构、体系的瓦解或取消。bǎ wán zhěng de jié gòu huò gōng néng chāi sàn jì kě zhǐ wù lǐ shàng de chāi chú huò fēn jiě yě kě zhǐ jī gòu tǐ xì de wá jiě huò qǔ xiāo

Word origin

解 (jiě, "loosen or separate") + 体 (tǐ, "body or form") combines the action of undoing with the whole being undone, yielding the sense of taking a structure apart.

Usage tips

  • News and workplace language often use this verb for an official process involving a company, institution, or system, giving it a deliberate tone rather than the sense of an accidental collapse.

Other meanings

  • disassembleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 解体工程jié tǐ gōng chéngdemolition worknoun
  • 解体作业jié tǐ zuò yèdisassembly worknoun

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