介之推 jiè zhī tuī

Jie Zhitui, loyal retainer linked to Qingming

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晋文公jìn wén gōng, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明qīng míng (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

Characters

Character Meaning
介 jiè HSK 2
between; to introduce; to lie between
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
推 tuī HSK 4
to push; to push forward; to put off