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

母亲 mǔ qīn jié Mother's Day
电影 diàn yǐng jié film festival; CL:屆|届[jie4]
yīn jié syllable
音乐 yīn yuè jié music festival
zhāng jié chapter; section
shí jié season; time
xiǎo jié a minor matter; trivia; bar (music)
劳动 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day)
骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
点 jié diǎn node
愚人 yú rén jié April Fools' Day
tuō jié to come apart
啤酒 pí jiǔ jié Beer Festival
繁文缛 fán wén rù jié convoluted and overelaborate (document); unnecessarily elaborate writing; mumbo-jumbo
biàn jié betrayal; defection; turncoat; to change sides politically
假日 jié jià rì public holiday
器 tiáo jié qì regulator
能 jié néng to save energy; energy-saving
性 jì jié xìng seasonal
俭 jié jiǎn frugal; economical
使 shǐ jié (diplomatic) envoy
油 sōng jié yóu turpentine
zhēn jié chastity; virginity (of women); moral integrity (of men); loyalty; constancy
育 jié yù to practice birth control
jié jié nodule; tubercle