化解 (huà jiě) means “to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears)”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
她用幽默化解了尴尬的气氛。
Tā yòng yōumò huà jiě le gāngà de qìfēn.
She used humor to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
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