jié

knot, node, joint; section

HSK 3 #514

DEFINITIONS

节 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]
节 jiē
  • see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

STROKES

WORDS

缩衣食 suō yī jié shí to economize on clothes and food; to scrimp and save (idiom)
耶稣升天 yē sū shēng tiān jié Ascension Day (Christian festival forty days after Easter)
耶稣受难 yē sū shòu nàn jié Good Friday
耶稣降临 yē sū jiàng lín jié Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)
耶诞 yē dàn jié Christmas (Tw)
圣佛明 shèng fó míng jié Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
圣心 shèng xīn jié Feast of the Sacred Heart
圣母升天 shèng mǔ shēng tiān jié Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Christian festival on 15th August)
圣灰 shèng huī jié Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
圣烛 shèng zhú jié Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
圣体 shèng tǐ jié Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)
联轴 lián zhòu jié (mechanics) coupling
肉孜 ròu zī jié see 開齋節|开斋节[Kai1 zhai1 jie2]
腊八 là bā jié Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month
花朝 huā zhāo jié Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February
万圣 wàn shèng jié All Saints (Christian festival)
万圣前夕 wàn shèng jié qián xī All Saints' Eve; Halloween
万灵 wàn líng jié All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)
薄弱环 bó ruò huán jié weak link; loophole
萨噶达娃 sà gá dá wá jié Tibetan festival on 15th April marking Sakyamuni's birthday
蟠根错 pán gēn cuò jié variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
视频目 shì pín jié mù video program
谢肉 xiè ròu jié carnival (esp. Christian)
牌坊 zhēn jié pái fāng memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow
买关 mǎi guān jié to offer a bribe