jié

knot, node, joint; section

DEFINITIONS

節 jié
  • festival
  • holiday
  • node
  • joint
  • section
  • segment
  • part
  • to economize
  • to save
  • to abridge
  • moral integrity
  • classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
節 jiē
  • see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

WORDS

萬聖 wàn shèng jié All Saints (Christian festival)
萬聖前夕 wàn shèng jié qián xī All Saints' Eve; Halloween
萬靈 wàn líng jié All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)
薄弱環 bó ruò huán jié weak link; loophole
薩噶達娃 sà gá dá wá jié Tibetan festival on 15th April marking Sakyamuni's birthday
藝術 yì shù jié arts festival
蟠根錯 pán gēn cuò jié variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
視頻目 shì pín jié mù video program
調 tiáo jié to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)
調器 tiáo jié qì regulator
謝肉 xiè ròu jié carnival (esp. Christian)
biàn jié betrayal; defection; turncoat; to change sides politically
zhēn jié chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy
牌坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
買關 mǎi guān jié to offer a bribe
賣關 mài guān jié to solicit a bribe; to accept a bribe
退伍軍人 tuì wǔ jūn rén jié Veterans' Day
通關 tōng guān jié to facilitate by means of bribery
逢年過 féng nián guò jié at the Chinese New Year or other festivities
逾越 yú yuè jié Passover (Jewish holiday)
guò jié to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge; strife; good manners
選秀目 xuǎn xiù jié mù talent show; talent competition
配種季 pèi zhǒng jì jié breeding season
酸奶 suān nǎi jié Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar