节
Ancient forms
2 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- joint; node
- (bound form) section; segment
- solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
- seasonal festival
- (bound form) to economize; to save
- (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
- classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
- knot (nautical miles per hour)
- see 节骨眼
Example sentences
- The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.
HSK words with 节 · 24 of 32
- 节目 jiémù program
- 节日 jiérì holiday
- 音节 yīnjié syllable
- 春节 Chūnjié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
- 节约 jiéyuē to economize
- 细节 xìjié details
- 季节 jìjié time
- 节省 jiéshěng saving
- 环节 huánjié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
- 情节 qíngjié circumstances
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 中秋节 Zhōngqiūjié the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 圣诞节 Shèngdànjié Christmas time
- 节奏 jiézòu rhythm
- 时节 shíjié season; time
- 节能 jiénéng to save energy
- 节假日 jiéjiàrì public holiday
- 国庆节 Guóqìngjié PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 清明节 Qīngmíngjié Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
- 端午节 Duānwǔjié Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
- 关节 guānjié joint (physiology)
- 过节 guòjié to celebrate a festival
- 狂欢节 kuánghuānjié carnival
- 礼节 lǐjié etiquette