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節 (Simplified: 节)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 竹
Pictophonetic:即 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • 即 [ jí ] promptly, quickly, immediately
1
Pinyin: jié
English Definition: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; Classifiers: 个
Chinese Definition:
①竹子或草木茎分枝长叶的部分：竹节。节外生枝。
②物体的分段或两段之间连接的部分：关节。两节车厢。
③段落，事项：节节(一段一段地，逐步)。节目。
④中国历法把一年分为二十四段，每段开始的名称：节气。节令。
⑤纪念日或庆祝宴乐的日子：节日。
⑥礼度：礼节。
⑦音调高低缓急的限度：节奏。节拍。节律。
⑧操守：节操。晚节。变节。高风亮节(高尚的品德和节操)。
⑨省减，限制：节省。节制。开源节流。
⑩略去，简略：节选。节录。
⑾古代出使外国所待的凭证：符节。使节。
⑿姓氏。
Example Words:
節目HSK 3 jié mù program; item (on a program); Classifiers: 台
節約HSK 4 jié yuē to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
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2
Pinyin: jiē
English Definition:see 节骨眼
Chinese Definition:
①(节骨眼儿)喻关键的，能起决定性作用的环节或时机(“(節)骨”读轻声)。
Example Words:
節子 jiē zi gnarl; knot
節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
節骨眼兒 jiē gu yǎn r erhua variant of 节骨眼
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
guò
过
chūn jié
春节
。
I enjoy celebrating Chinese New Year.
2
jīn tiān
今天
shì
是
guó qìng jié
国庆节
。
Today is National Day.
3
tā
他
zài
在
jié shí
节食
jiǎn féi
减肥
。
He is losing weight by dieting.
4
wǒ
我
jīn tiān
今天
yào
要
shàng
上
yī jié kè
一节课
。
I have a class today.
5
zhè
这
jié
节
kè táng
课堂
shí fēn
十分
yǒu qù
有趣
。
This class is very interesting.
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