节 (jié): festival, section
节 (jié) is a Chinese character meaning “festival, section.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural). It ranks #514 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 节 simplified form of 節; sections of bamboo ⺮. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- festival, section
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSimplified form of 節; sections of bamboo ⺮
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 节
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 节目noun | jié mù | (TV or radio) program | 3 |
| 细节noun | xì jié | details | 5 |
| 节日noun | jié rì | holiday | 3 |
| 环节noun | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) | 5 |
| 节奏noun | jié zòu | rhythm | 6 |
| 情节noun | qíng jié | circumstances | 6 |
| 季节noun | jì jié | time | 3 |
| 节省verb | jié shěng | saving | 5 |
| 过节verb | guò jié | to celebrate a festival | 3 |
| 调节verb | tiáo jié | to adjust | 6 |
| 节约verb | jié yuē | to economize | 4 |
| 音节noun | yīn jié | syllable | 6 |
| 节假日noun | jié jià rì | public holiday | 4 |
| 节能verb | jié néng | to conserve energy | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圣诞节proper-noun | shèng dàn jié | Christmas time |
| 感恩节proper-noun | gǎn ēn jié | Thanksgiving Day |
| 情人节 | qíng rén jié | Valentine's Day |
| 复活节proper-noun | fù huó jié | Easter |
| 关节noun | guān jié | joint (physiology) |
| 节哀 | jié āi | to restrain one's grief (used in expressions of condolence, e.g. 請節哀|请节哀 and 節哀順變|节哀顺变[jie2 ai1 shun4... |
| 节食verb | jié shí | to save food |
| 礼节noun | lǐ jié | etiquette |
| 关节炎noun | guān jié yán | arthritis |
| 节拍noun | jié pāi | beat (music) |
| 狂欢节noun | kuáng huān jié | carnival |
| 电影节noun | diàn yǐng jié | film festival |
| 母亲节 | mǔ qīn jié | Mother's Day |
| 节制verb | jié zhì | to control |
| 音乐节 | yīn yuè jié | music festival |
节 appears in 106 compound words: 36 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 1 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 节 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
to raise unexpected difficulties; to deliberately complicate an issue
to restrain one's grief and accept fate (used to console family of a deceased person); my condolences
to lose battles one after another and retreat in defeat; to lose (competitions) successively
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
to raise unexpected difficulties; to deliberately complicate an issue
a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 节.
Example Sentences
春节是中国最重要的传统节日。
Chūnjié shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de chuántǒng jiérì.
The Spring Festival is China's most important traditional festival.
春晚的另一场“巷战”:AI挤进春节档,不止为了发红..
chūn wǎn de lìng yī chǎng xiàng zhàn jǐ jìn chūn jié dǎng , bù zhǐ wéi le fā hóng . .
Another "Alley-oop" at the Spring Festival Gala: AI is squeezing into the Spring Festival slot, not just to send out red...
春节不打烊,广州交投集团中欧班列预计发运9列...
chūn jié bù dǎ 烊 , guǎng zhōu jiāo tóu jí tuán zhōng ōu bān liè yù jì fā yùn liè . . .
Guangzhou Jiao Tong Investment Group expects to ship 9 trains on Chinese-European ...
「春节海采」今年春节怎么过
chūn jié hǎi cǎi jīn nián chūn jié zěn má guò
"How to spend the Spring Festival this year?
我的新年“特供”丨订单翻倍!小碗梨成春节假期“新宠..
wǒ de xīn nián tè gōng 丨 dìng shàn fān bèi ! xiǎo wǎn lí chéng chūn jié jiǎ qī xīn chǒng . .
The new year's special 丨 order doubled! The newest and most popular way to get the most out of the Chinese New Year is to get the most out of the Chinese New Year.
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
Spring Festival vacation pat you, go out and put a "peace of mind" more solid
我们老师确实很讲究礼节，不是吗？
Wǒmen lǎoshī quèshí hěn jiǎngjiu lǐjié, bùshìma?
Our teacher really stands on ceremony, doesn't she?
你最喜欢哪个季节？
Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎge jìjié?
What season do you like the best?
第十台在播什么节目？
Dì shí tái zài bō shénme jiémù?
What is on Channel 10?
你圣诞节要什么，珍妮？
Nǐ Shèngdànjié yào shénme, zhēn nī?
What do you want for Christmas, Jenny?
Character Family
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