解读 (jiědú) — to interpret; to decode
HSK 5 | verb / noun | to interpret; to read and make sense of
解读 (jiědú)
解读 means to interpret or decode the meaning of a text, policy, event, or signal, and is widely used in media commentary, academic analysis, and critical discourse.
Meanings
- [verb] to interpret; to decode; to read the meaning of
- [noun] an interpretation; a reading of meaning
Example Sentences
专家们对这项新政策提出了不同的解读。 Zhuānjiāmen duì zhè xiàng xīn zhèngcè tíchūle bùtóng de jiědú. Experts offered different interpretations of this new policy.
这首诗可以从多个角度进行解读。 Zhè shǒu shī kěyǐ cóng duō gè jiǎodù jìnxíng jiědú. This poem can be interpreted from multiple perspectives.
如何解读这些历史文献，学界存在争议。 Rúhé jiědú zhèxiē lìshǐ wénxiàn, xuéjiè cúnzài zhēngyì. There is scholarly debate on how to interpret these historical documents.
分析师正在解读央行最新声明中的政策信号。 Fēnxī shī zhèngzài jiědú yānghéng zuìxīn shēngmíng zhōng de zhèngcè xìnhào. Analysts are interpreting the policy signals in the central bank's latest statement.
他在书中提供了对这部经典作品的全新解读。 Tā zài shū zhōng tígōngle duì zhè bù jīngdiǎn zuòpǐn de quánxīn jiědú. He provided a completely new interpretation of this classic work in his book.
读者对这个结局有着截然不同的解读。 Dúzhě duì zhège jiéjú yǒuzhe jiérán bùtóng de jiědú. Readers have completely different interpretations of this ending.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 解读政策 (jiědú zhèngcè) | interpret a policy |
| 多种解读 (duō zhǒng jiědú) | multiple interpretations |
| 全新解读 (quánxīn jiědú) | fresh interpretation |
| 深入解读 (shēnrù jiědú) | in-depth interpretation |
| 解读信号 (jiědú xìnhào) | interpret signals |
| 提供解读 (tígōng jiědú) | provide an interpretation |
Usage Notes
解读 is particularly common in media and journalistic language, where commentators "interpret" policy announcements, market data, or political signals. It implies that meaning is not immediately obvious and requires active decoding. Compared with 理解 (lǐjiě, to understand), which refers to comprehension, 解读 emphasizes the act of constructing or proposing an interpretation.
In literary contexts, 解读 is used to discuss how texts can be interpreted, and it opens the door to discussing multiple valid readings. The phrase 对……进行解读 (to conduct an interpretation of...) is standard in formal writing.
Memory Hook
JIE (解, to untie/explain) + DU (读, to read) = to read a text and untie its hidden meaning.