解围 (jiě wéi) Definition & Meaning - What does 解围 mean in Chinese

1
v.lift/raise a siege; rescue somebody from a siege; come to the rescue of the besieged
- guān jūn shù lù yuán jūn qí dào zhǐ hǎo jiě wéi ér qù
  官军数路援军齐到，只好解围而去。
  The officers and soldiers arrived several ways, so they had to extricate themselves from the siege.
synonym
tū wéi突围
2
v.help somebody out of a predicament; ease somebody's embarrassment
- yào bu shì nǐ lái jiě wéi wǒ zhēn xià bù liǎo tái
  要不是你来解围，我真下不了台。
  If not for your help, I would have suffered real embarrassment.

Separable word
"解" and "围" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 谢谢你，帮我解了围。
  Thank you for helping me out of a predicament.
- 是他帮我解的围。
  He helped me out of a predicament.

解 围