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

nián jié the New Year festival
廣播目 guǎng bō jié mù radio program; broadcast schedule
建軍 jiàn jūn jié Army Day (August 1)
建黨 jiàn dǎng jié CCP Founding Day (July 1st)
復活 fù huó jié Easter
復活島 fù huó jié dǎo Easter Island
循環 xún huán jié recurring section of a rational decimal
恭賀佳 gōng hè jiā jié season's greetings (idiom)
情人 qíng rén jié Valentine's Day
qíng jié plot; circumstances
愚人 yú rén jié April Fools' Day
感恩 gǎn ēn jié Thanksgiving Day
讀書 zhé jié dú shū to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
bá jié jointing (agriculture)
期 bá jié qī elongation stage; jointing stage (agriculture)
bài jié to pay respects during a festival
指關 zhǐ guān jié knuckle
排燈 pái dēng jié Diwali (Hindu festival)
擒人 qín rén jié (jocularly) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day
收穫 shōu huò jié harvest festival
教師 jiào shī jié Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)
新春佳 xīn chūn jiā jié Chinese New Year festivities
日光約時 rì guāng jié yuē shí daylight saving time
chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
聯歡晚會 chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special; abbr. to 春晚[Chun1 Wan3]