HSK · Level 71
75 words
Chinese word
解散
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiě sàn
Meaning
- verbdisperse
Example
节目结束后，观众慢慢地解散了。jié mù jié shù hòu guān zhòng màn màn dì jiě sàn le
After the show ended, the audience slowly dispersed.
More examples
会议进行得很顺利，主席最后宣布解散。huì yì jìn xíng de hěn shùn lì zhǔ xí zuì hòu xuān bù jiě sàn
The meeting went smoothly, and the chair finally announced its dissolution.
Core concept
A gathered crowd loosens into separate people, often as a leader marks the end of an activity.
Common phrases
宣布解散xuān bù jiě sàn
announce a dissolution
解散会议jiě sàn huì yì
dissolve a meeting
解散队伍jiě sàn duì wǔ
disband a team
Similar words
离开lí kāi: Leave a place or gathering and go somewhere else.
散开sàn kāi: Spread out from one place across the surrounding space.
分散fēn sàn: Separate in different directions so that a group or set is no longer together.
Definition in Chinese
使聚集的人群分开走散，口语中也可作为宣布活动结束或解散集会的简短表达。shǐ jù jí de rén qún fēn kāi zǒu sàn kóu yǔ zhōng yě kě zuò wéi xuān bù huó dòng jié shù huò jiě sàn jí huì de jián duǎn biǎo dá
Word origin
解 (jiě, "untie") + 散 (sàn, "scatter") presents a group as something untied and spread out, which explains both people leaving a gathering and an organized assembly coming to an end.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this verb can be a light closing signal for friends or an audience, while ending an official organization carries a more formal sense.