Chinese Word: 截 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

截HSK 6

Pinyin: jié

English Definition: to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length

Chinese Definition:
①割断，弄断：截断。截开。截取。截面。
②量词，段：一截儿木头。
③阻拦：截住他。截留。截击。截获。
④到一定期限停止：截止。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 戈

Ideographic:A bird 隹 cut off from its nest 十 by a weapon 戈

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
  - 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow
- 戈 [ gē ] spear, lance, halberd

Similar Characters: 胾

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截至HSK 6	jié zhì	up to (a time); by (a time)
截止HSK 6	jié zhǐ	to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline
半截	bàn jié	half (of sth); halfway through
拦截	lán jié	to intercept
截断	jié duàn	to break or cut in two; to sever; to cut off; (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc); to interrupt; (math.) to truncate

1		jiāo 交 bào gào 报告 de 的 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 kuài 快 dào 到 le 了。 The deadline for submitting the report is approaching.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zài 在 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 qián 前 bào kǎo 报考。 We need to apply before the deadline.
3		mín jǐng 民警 lán jié 拦截 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 kě yí 可疑 de 的 chē liàng 车辆。 The police intercepted a suspicious vehicle.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 jié huò 截获 le 了 yī pī 一批 fēi fǎ 非法 de 的 zhà yào 炸药。 The police intercepted a shipment of illegal explosives.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zài 在 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 qián 前 què rèn 确认 dìng dān 订单。 We need to confirm the order before the deadline.

1		jiāo 交 bào gào 报告 de 的 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 kuài 快 dào 到 le 了。 The deadline for submitting the report is approaching.
2		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zài 在 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 qián 前 bào kǎo 报考。 We need to apply before the deadline.
3		mín jǐng 民警 lán jié 拦截 le 了 yī liàng 一辆 kě yí 可疑 de 的 chē liàng 车辆。 The police intercepted a suspicious vehicle.
4		jǐng fāng 警方 jié huò 截获 le 了 yī pī 一批 fēi fǎ 非法 de 的 zhà yào 炸药。 The police intercepted a shipment of illegal explosives.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zài 在 jié zhǐ 截止 rì qī 日期 qián 前 què rèn 确认 dìng dān 订单。 We need to confirm the order before the deadline.