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Meaning of 節

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(Simplified: 节)
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • [ ] promptly, quickly, immediately
  • 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:
    Chinese Definition:
    ①竹子或草木莖分枝長葉的部分:竹節。節外生枝。
    ②物體的分段或兩段之間連接的部分:關節。兩節車廂。
    ③段落,事項:節節(一段一段地,逐步)。節目。
    ④中國曆法把一年分爲二十四段,每段開始的名稱:節氣。節令。
    ⑤紀念日或慶祝宴樂的日子:節日。
    ⑥禮度:禮節。
    ⑦音調高低緩急的限度:節奏。節拍。節律。
    ⑧操守:節操。晚節。變節。高風亮節(高尚的品德和節操)。
    ⑨省減,限制:節省。節制。開源節流。
    ⑩略去,簡略:節選。節錄。
    ⑾古代出使外國所待的憑證:符節。使節。
    ⑿姓氏。

    Example Words:
    節目 jié program; item (on a program); Classifiers:
    節約 jié yuē to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
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  • Pinyin: jiē
    English Definition: see 节骨眼
    Chinese Definition:
    ①(節骨眼兒)喻關鍵的,能起決定性作用的環節或時機(“(節)骨”讀輕聲)。
    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
I enjoy celebrating Chinese New Year.
2
Today is National Day.
3
He is losing weight by dieting.
4
I have a class today.
5
This class is very interesting.