捷 (jié): quick, nimble, Czech
捷 (jié) is a Chinese character meaning “quick.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 疌 (phonetic). It ranks #1772 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 捷 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- quick
- nimble
- Czech
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 捷
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捷径noun | jié jìng | shortcut |
| 捷克proper-noun | jié kè | Czech Republic |
| 敏捷adjective | mǐn jié | nimble |
| 保时捷noun | bǎo shí jié | Porsche (car company) |
| 捷足先登phrase | jié zú xiān dēng | the quick-footed climb up first (idiom) |
| 捷克斯洛伐克proper-noun | jié kè sī luò fá kè | Republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992) |
| 捷克人noun | jié kè rén | Czech person |
| 迅捷adjective | xùn jié | fast and nimble |
| 捷克共和国proper-noun | jié kè gòng hé guó | Czech Republic |
| 快捷键noun | kuài jié jiàn | (computer) shortcut key |
| 斯捷潘proper-noun | sī jié pān | Stepan or Stefan (name) |
| 门捷列夫proper-noun | mén jié liè fū | Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (1834-1907), Russian chemist who introduced the periodic table |
| 告捷verb | gào jié | to win |
| 捷达 | jié dá | Jetta (car produced by Volkswagen) |
| 叶卡捷琳娜proper-noun | yè kǎ jié lín nà | Yekaterina or Ekaterina (name) |
捷 appears in 50 compound words: 38 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 捷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to take the first step; to act early on; to beat to the punch; the early bird gets the worm
to take the first step; to act early on; to beat to the punch; the early bird gets the worm
Example Sentences
请捷出你的证件，配合我们的工作。
qǐng jié chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .
Please present your identification and cooperate with our investigation.
吴宗宪、高捷现身士林!“德州扑克协会”祭300万奖金...
wú zōng xiàn , gāo jié xiàn shēn shì lín ! dé zhōu pū kè xié huì jì 3 0 0 wàn jiǎng jīn . . .
Wu Zongxian and Gao Jie appeared in Shilin!" Texas Hold'em Association "Offering 3 Million Prize Money...
北捷“关键车站”2/28施工了!木栅路封路2...
běi jié guān jiàn chē zhàn 2 2 8 shī gōng le ! mù 栅 lù fēng lù 2 . . .
Beijie's "key station" was constructed on 2/28! Muzha Road Closure 2...
台湾文坛相隔8年再传捷报 杨双子《台湾漫游录》入围布克国际奖
tái wān wén tán xiāng gé 8 nián zài chuán jié bào yáng shuāng zǐ tái wān màn yóu lù rù wéi bù kè guó jì jiǎng
Taiwan's literary world reported good news again after 8 years Yang Shuangzi's "Taiwan Odyssey" was shortlisted for the Booker International Prize
深夜清通风井挨批 北捷致歉允诺改善
shēn yè qīng tōng fēng jǐng āi pī běi jié zhì qiàn yǔn nuò gǎi shàn
Late at night, the ventilation shaft was criticized, and Beijie apologized and promised to improve
中国公务员春节参加相亲 炫富有宾利、保时捷、房子很多
zhōng guó gōng wù yuán chūn jié cān jiā xiāng qīn xuàn fù yǒu bīn lì , bǎo shí jié , fáng zǐ hěn duō
Chinese civil servants participate in the blind date during the Spring Festival and show off their wealth Bentley, Porsche, and many houses
可怜的猫！ 她无法抓住敏捷的老鼠。
Kělián de māo! Tā wúfǎ zhuāzhù mǐnjié de lǎoshǔ.
Poor cat! She can't catch the nimble mouse.
成功是没有捷径的。
Chénggōng shì méiyǒu jiéjìng de.
There is no shortcut to success.
我在桌面上建了一个快捷方式。
Wǒ zài zhuōmiàn shàng jiàn le yī gè kuàijiéfāngshì.
I created a shortcut on the desktop.
搭飞机是旅行最快捷的方法。
Dā fēijī shì lǚxíng zuì kuàijié de fāngfǎ.
Flying is the quickest method of travelling.
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