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

略 jié lüè abbreviation
略本 jié lüè běn abridged version
疤 jié bā gnarl; knot
瘤 jié liú knot (in wood)
目 jié mù program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
省 jié shěng saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
jié jié step by step; little by little
敗退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat; to suffer defeat after defeat
約 jié yuē to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
肢介體病毒 jié zhī jiè tǐ bìng dú arbovirus
肢動物 jié zhī dòng wù arthropod
育 jié yù to practice birth control
能 jié néng to save energy; energy-saving
能燈 jié néng dēng compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
足動物 jié zú dòng wù arthropod, segmented animals with jointed limbs; same as 節肢動物|节肢动物[jie2 zhi1 dong4 wu4]
選 jié xuǎn excerpt; selection (from a book); to select; to choose an extract
錄 jié lù to extract; to excerpt; excerpt
間 jié jiān between joints
電 jié diàn to save electricity; power saving
食 jié shí to save food; to go on a diet
餘 jié yú to save; savings
骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
骨眼兒 jiē gu yǎn r erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
點 jié diǎn node