解除 Traditional form: 解除 Pinyin (reading): jiěchú Definitions: to remove to sack to get rid of to relieve (sb of their duties) to free to lift (an embargo) to rescind (an agreement) Characters: 解 - to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out Traditional characters: 解 - to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out