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结

jiē · jie/jié · jie

Traditional 結

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Meaning

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jiē 結

  1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
  2. Taiwan pr. [jié]

jié 結

  1. knot
  2. sturdy
  3. bond
  4. to tie
  5. to bind
  6. to check out (of a hotel)
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Tying a shoelace

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)鞋带(xiédài)松了(sōngle)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)个(gè)结(jié)。

    Your shoelace came loose. Let me tie a knot for you.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)会(huì)打(dǎ)结(jié)。

    I can tie knots myself.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这个(zhège)结(jié)不对(bùduì)，一(yī)走路(zǒulù)就(jiù)会(huì)散开(sànkāi)。

    Your knot is wrong. It will come undone as soon as you walk.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)，怎么(zěnme)打(dǎ)这个(zhège)结(jié)？

    Then teach me how to tie this knot.

  5. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，这样(zhèyàng)打(dǎ)的(de)结(jié)不会(bùhuì)开(kāi)。

    Look, a knot tied this way won't come undone.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)太紧了(tàijǐnle)，我(wǒ)解不开(jiěbùkāi)这个(zhège)结(jié)了(le)！

    But it is too tight. I can't untie this knot now!

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)怎(zěn)么(me)给(gěi)领(lǐng)带(dài)结(jié)个(gè)结(jié)。

Tom doesn't know how to tie a tie.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)棵(kē)树(shù)今(jīn)年(nián)结(jiē)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)果(guǒ)子(zi)。

This tree has produced quite a lot of fruit this year.

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