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

建党 jiàn dǎng jié CCP Founding Day (July 1st)
循环 xún huán jié recurring section of a rational decimal
恭贺佳 gōng hè jiā jié season's greetings (idiom)
读书 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
指关 zhǐ guān jié knuckle
排灯 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
收获 shōu huò jié harvest festival
新春佳 xīn chūn jiā jié Chinese New Year festivities
日光约时 rì guāng jié yuē shí daylight saving time
联欢晚会 chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì CCTV New Year's Gala, Chinese New Year special; abbr. to 春晚[Chun1 Wan3]
昼夜律 zhòu yè jié lǜ circadian rhythm
yǒu jié segmented
制 yǒu jié zhì temperate; moderate; restrained
mù jié gnarl; knag
未删版 wèi shān jié bǎn unabridged edition; uncut edition
横生 zhī jié héng shēng side issues keep arising (idiom)
松操 bǎi jié sōng cāo chaste widowhood
植树 zhí shù jié Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日|全民义务植树日[Quan2 min2 Yi4 wu4 Zhi2 shu4 ri4]
横生枝 héng shēng zhī jié to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause; to be faithful unto death
xùn jié to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)