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title: "Bujie Meaning: 不解 (bùjiě) Means “puzzled”"
description: "不解 (bùjiě) means “puzzled; not understanding”. Hear its tones, see what 不 and 解 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 不解 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

不解 bùjiě

## puzzled; not understanding

## It can also mean

- indissoluble; unceasing

## Its characters

1. 不 bù not
2. 解 jiě to understand (as in 了解)

## In a sentence

他的做法让大家很不解。 What he did left everyone puzzled.

孔明故作**不解**：“从前汉朝天子还把公主嫁给单于，今天又何惜民间两个女子？

From [舌战群儒 · Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-11#library-word-924-926)

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## More words with 不 or 解

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [不安 bù’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buan)
- [不必 bùbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubi)
- [不便 bùbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bubian)
- [不曾 bùcéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buceng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [不错 bùcuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucuo)
- [不但 bùdàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budan)
- [不当 bùdàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budang)
- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)

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