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节

jiē · jie/jié · jie

Traditional 節

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Meaning

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jiē 節

  1. see 節骨眼 / 节骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn)

jié 節

  1. joint; node
  2. (bound form) section; segment
  3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  4. seasonal festival
  5. (bound form) to economize; to save
  6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
  7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  8. knot (nautical miles per hour)
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In a conversation

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Four classes

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)节(jié)课(kè)？

    How many classes do you have today?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)四(sì)节(jié)，上午(shàngwǔ)两(liǎng)节(jié)，下午(xiàwǔ)两(liǎng)节(jié)。

    Four: two in the morning, two in the afternoon.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪(nǎ)一(yī)节(jié)最(zuì)好(hǎo)？

    Which class is the best?

  4. Liangliang

    最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)节(jié)，因为(yīnwèi)下了课(xiàlekè)就(jiù)可以(kěyǐ)回家(huíjiā)。

    The last one, because after it we can go home.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)节(jié)的(de)最后(zuìhòu)一(yī)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Then my favourite is the last minute of the last class.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)周(zhōu)上(shàng)3节(jié)英(yīng)语(yǔ)课(kè)。

They have English lessons three times a week.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)竹(zhú)子(zi)的(de)节(jié)很(hěn)硬(yìng)，不(bù)容(róng)易(yì)折(zhé)断(duàn)。

The joints of this bamboo are very hard and not easy to break.

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