節 (zit3 | jie2 jie1) : festival; section; chastity; restrict

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節

zit3

jie2 jie1

[1] [n] festival; holiday; seasons
[2] [n] section; division; length
[3] [n] chastity; temperance; moderation
[4] [n] [music] rhythm; beat; metre
[5] [n] formality; etiquette; protocol
[6] [v] restrict; economize; regulate
[7] [v] abridge; extract; delete
[8] [n] joint; node; knot; link

Pinyin jie1 is used only as colloquial version for a very few nouns in last definition.

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Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

節 / 节

This word has been viewed 20173 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th May 2016 06:09

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降臨節 gong3 lam4 zit3 jiang4 lin2 jie2 = Advent (four week period before Christmas)

情節 cing4 zit3 qing2 jie2 = plot (of a film) 國

母親節 mou5 can1 zit3 mu3 qin1 jie2 = Mother's Day

情人節 cing4 jan4 zit3 qing2 ren2 jie2 = Valentine's Day

中秋節 zung1 cau1 zit3 zhong1 qiu1 jie2 = Mid-Autumn Festival

春節 ceon1 zit3 chun1 jie2 = Spring Festival; Chinese New Year

勞動節 lou4 dung6 zit3 lao2 dong4 jie2 = International Labor Day

節日 zit3 jat6 jie2 ri4 = holiday; auspicious day; festival

感恩節 gam2 jan1 zit3 gan3 en1 jie2 = Thanksgiving

禮節 lai5 zit3 li3 jie2 = etiquette; protocol

節省 zit3 saang2 jie2 sheng3 = frugal, to cut down on

節目 zit3 muk6 jie2 mu4 = program, show (on television)

端午節 dyun1 ng5 zit3 duan1 wu3 jie2 = Dragon Boat Festival

萬聖節前夜 maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 je6 = Halloween

萬聖節前夕 maan6 sing3 zit3 cin4 zik6 wan4 sheng4 jie2 qian2 xi1 = Halloween

使節 si3 zit3 shi3 jie2 = an envoy

聖誕節 sing3 daan3 zit3 sheng4 dan4 jie2 = Christmas

時節 si4 zit3 shi2 jie2 = season; time

細節 sai3 zit3 xi4 jie2 = details; particulars

季節 gwai3 zit3 ji4 jie2 = season; period; time

節奏 zit3 zau3 jie2 zou4 = rhythm; cadence; tempo

節約 zit3 joek3 jie2 yue1 = frugal; to save

節育 zit3 juk6 jie2 yu4 = birth control

節能 zit3 nang4 jie2 neng2 = to conserve energy; energy-saving

復活節 fuk6 wut6 zit3 fu4 huo2 jie2 = Easter; Easter Day; Easter Sunday

調節 tiu4 zit3 tiao2 jie2 = to adjust; to regulate

關節炎 gwaan1 zit3 jim4 guan1 jie2 yan2 = arthritis

電視節目 din6 si6 zit3 muk6 dian4 shi4 jie2 mu4 = television program

國慶節 gwok3 hing3 zit3 guo2 qing4 jie2 = National Day

變節 bin3 zit3 bian4 jie2 = to recant

冬節 dung1 zit3 dong1 jie2 = winter solstice

本節 bun2 zit3 = present section

枝節 zi1 zit3 = branches and knots; minor matters; unexpected difficulty

節用 zit3 jung6 jie2 yong4 = use sparingly; economize

過節 gwo3 zit3 guo4 jie2 = celebrate a festival; enmity

清明節 cing1 ming4 zit3 qing1 ming2 jie2 = Ching Ming Festival

節瓜 zit3 gwaa1 = hairy gourd; fuzzy melon

聖誕節前夕 sing3 daan3 zit3 cin4 zik6 sheng4 dan4 jie2 qian2 xi1/4 (PRC/Taiwan) = Christmas eve

鬼節 gwai2 zit3 gui3 jie2 = ghost festival; Halloween

雙節棍 soeng1 zit3 gwan3 shuang1 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

應節 jing3 zit3 = seasonable

五月節 ng5 jyut6 zit3 = Dragon Boat Festival

分節符 fan1 zit3 fu4 fen1 jie2 fu2 = section break

節食 zit3 sik6 = to diet, be dieting

節食者 zit3 sik6 ze2 = a dieter

八月節 baat3 jyut6 zit3 = the Mid-Autumn Festival

一節 jat1 zit3 yi1 jie2 = a length (of something)

一節詩 jat1 zit3 si1 yi1 jie2 shi1 = stanza

松節油精 cung4 zit3 jau4 zing1 song1 jie2 you2 jing1 = turpentine oil

松節油 cung4 zit3 jau4 song1 jie2 you2 = turpentine oil

字節 zi6 zit3 zi4 jie2 = byte

指關節 zi2 gwaan1 zit3 zhi1 guan1 jie2 = knuckle

有節制 jau5 zit3 zai3 you3 jie2 zhi4 = temperate

燈節 dang1 zit3 deng1 jie2 = the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)

兒童節 ji4 tung4 zit3 er2 tong2 jie2 = Children's Day

情人節快樂 cing4 jan4 zit3 faai3 lok6 qing2 ren2 jie2 kuai4 le4 = Happy Valentine's Day

卑躬屈節 bei1 gung1 wat1 zit3 bei1 gong1 qu1 jie2 = bow and scrape; cringe; act servilely

環節 waan4 zit3 huan2 jie2 = ring; link; segment (also as in a radio or TV show segment)

環節身體 waan4 zit3 san1 tai2 huan2 jie2 shen1 ti3 = ringed body

調節環 tiu4 zit3 waan4 tiao2 jie2 huan2 = collar

變節份子 bin3 zit3 fan6 zi2 bian4 jie2 fen4 zi3 = [n] turncoat

資深節目主持人 zi1 sam1 zit3 muk6 zyu2 ci4 jan4 = a veteran gameshow host

電台節目主持人 din6 toi4 zit3 muk6 zyu2 ci4 jan4 = radio host

日光節約時間 jat6 gwong1 zit3 joek3 si4 gaan1*3 ri4 guang1 jie2 yue1 shi2 jian1 = daylight-saving time

關節 gwaan1 zit3 guan1 jie2 = joints (of the body)

萬聖節 maan6 sing3 zit3 wan4 sheng4 jie2 = Halloween

春節包機 ceon1 zit3 baau1 gei1 = the Lunar New Year cross-strait charter flight arrangement

父親節 fu6 can1 zit3 = Father's Day

白色情人節 baak6 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3 bai2 se4 qing2 ren2 jie2 = White Day (Japanese holiday)

狂歡節 kong4 fun1 zit3 = a carnival

光明節 gwong1 ming4 zit3 = Chanukah, Hanukkah, Hannuka

光明節燭台 gwong1 ming4 zit3 zuk1 toi4 = a menorah

拔節 bat6 zit3 ba2 jie2 = jointing

節儉 zit3 gim6 jie2 jian3 = frugal; to save money

調節器 tiu4 zit3 hei3 tiao2 jie2 qi4 = a regulator; conditioner (device, machine)

季節工 gwai3 zit3 gung1 ji4 jie2 gong1 = seasonal worker

節慶 zit3 hing3 jie2 qing4 = festival; celebration

音節 jam1 zit3 yin1 jie2 = syllable

三八婦女節 saam1 baat3 fu5 neoi5 zit3 san1 ba1 fu4 nv3 jie2 = international working women's day

兩節棍 loeng5 zit3 gwan3 liang3 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

二節棍 ji6 zit3 gwan3 er4 jie2 gun4 = nunchaku (also sometimes called "nunchucks", "numchuks")

三節棍 saam1 zit3 gwan3 san1 jie2 gun4 = three-section staff, sanjiegun, sansetsukon

重陽節 cung4 joeng4 zit3 chong2 yang2 jie2 = Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)

勞工節 lou4 gung1 zit3 lao2 gong1 jie2 = Labor Day (for the US)

雙親節 soeng1 can1 zit3 shuang1 qin1 jie2 = Parents' Day

脫節 tyut3 zit3 tuo1 jie2 = to be disconnected; out of line with

節外生枝 zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 jie2 wai4 sheng1 zhi1 = [1] side issues or new problems crop up unexpectedly [2] deliberately complicate issues by raising obstacles

過冬至節 gwo3 dung1 zi3 zit3 guo4 dong1 zhi4 jie2 = winter solstice festival

三八節 saam1 baat3 zit3 san1 ba1 jie2 = Women's Day

刪節號 saan1 zit3 hou6 shan1 jie2 hao4 = ellipsis ("..."), suspension points

節哀 zit3 oi1 jie2 ai1 = to restrain one's grief (used in offering condolences to bereaved)

元宵節 jyun4 siu1 zit3 yuan2 xiao1 jie2 = the Lantern Festival, January 15 on the lunar calendar

佳節 gaai1 zit3 jia1 jie2 = festival; happy festival time

開源節流 hoi1 jyun4 zit3 lau4 = to increase income and save on spending

季節性 gwai3 zit3 sing3 ji4 jie2 xing4 = seasonal

國殤節 gwok3 soeng1 zit3 guo2 shang1 jie2 = remembrance day (public holiday)

松節水 cung4 zit3 seoi2 song1 jie2 shui3 = turpentine

刪節 saan1 zit3 shan1 jie2 = abbreviate; abridge

刪節本 saan1 zit3 bun2 shan1jie2 ben3 = abridged version; abbreviated edition

黑色情人節 hak1 sik1 cing4 jan4 zit3 hei1 se4 qing2 ren2 jie2 = black Valentine's day, black day

節哀順變 zit3 oi1 seon6 bin3 jie2 ai1 shun4 bian4 = to restrain grief and accept the change; offer of condolences for bereaved

愚人節 jyu4 jan4 zit3 yu2 ren2 jie2 = April fool's day

節烈 zit3 lit6 jie2 lie4 = (of a woman) indomitably chaste

光棍節 gwong1 gwan3 zit3 guang1 gun4 jie2 = Singles' Day

聖華倫泰節 sing3 waa4 leon4 taai3 zit3 sheng4 hua2 lun2 tai4 jie2 = Valentine's Day

聖瓦倫丁節 sing3 ngaa5 leon4 ding1 zit3 sheng4 wa3 lun2 ding1 jie2 = Valentine's Day

節奏怨曲 zit3 zau3 jyun3 kuk1 jie2 zou4 yuan4 qu1 = Rhythm and Blues

浴佛節 juk6 fat6 zit3 yu4 fo2 jie2 = Sakyamuni buddha's birthday

做節 zou6 zit3 zuo4 jie2 = to celebrate a festival

節操 zit3 cou3 jie2 cao1 = integrity

有節 jau5 zit3 you3 jie2 = segmented

分節 fan1 zit3 fen1 jie2 = segmented

七夕節 cat1 zik6 zit3 qi1 xi1 jie2 = double seven festival; Chinese Valentine's day

名節 ming4 zit3 ming2 jie2 = reputation and moral integrity

封齋節 fung1 zaai1 zit3 feng1 zhai1 jie2 = Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

重九節 cung4 gau2 zit3 chong2 jiu3 jie2 = Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)

髖關節 fun1 gwaan1 zit3 kuan1 guan1 jie2 = pelvis, hip joint

建軍節 gin3 gwan1 zit jian4 jun1 jie2 = Army Day (August 1)

節氣 zit3 hei3 jie2 qi5 = Asian lunisolar calendar solar term: one of 24 points which coincides with an event

節點 zit3 dim2 jie2 dian3 = (electrical eng./IT) contact; contact point; node

節拍器 zit3 paak3 hei3 jie2 pai1 qi4 = metronome

亞音節單位 aa3 jam1 zit3 daan1 wai6*2 ya4 yin1 jie2 dan1 wei4 = sub-syllabic unit

千字節 cin1 zi6 zit3 qian1 zi4 jie2 = kilobyte

字節數 zi6 zit3 sou3 zi4 jie2 shu4 = byte count

基底神經節孫損傷 gei1 dai2 san4 ging1 zit3 syun1 syun2 soeng1 ji1 di3 shen2 jing1 jie2 sun1 sun3 shang1 = basal ganglia lesions

微調節器 mei4 tiu4 zit3 hei3 wei1 tiao2 jie2 qi4 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope)

節約能源 zit3 joek3 nang4 jyun4 jie2 yue1 neng2 yuan2 = [phys.] conservation of energy

粗調節器 cou1 tiu4 zit3 hei3 cu1 tiao2 jie2 qi4 = coarse adjustment knob (of a microscope)

變節的 bin3 zit3 dik1 bian4 jie2 de5 = making a political recantation; betraying 國

網路節點 mong5 lou6 zit3 dim2 wang3 lu4 jie2 dian3 = network node

網路節點介面 mong5 lou6 zit3 dim2 gaai3 min6*2 wang3 lu4 jie2 dian3 jie4 mian4 = network node interface

畢節 bat1 zit3 bi4 jie2 = Bijie

畢節地區 bat1 zit3 dei6 keoi1 bi4 jie2 di4 qu1 = Bijie district (district in Guizhou)

奉節 fung6 zit3 feng4 jie2 = Fengjie (place in Sichuan)

環節動物 waan4 zit3 dung6 mat6 huan2 jie2 dong4 wu4 = annelid; annelida; annulata

吉字節 gat1 zi6 zit3 ji2 zi4 jie2 = a gigabyte (GB)

匹字節 pat1 zi6 zit3 pi3 zi4 jie2 = a petabyte (PB)

千吉字節 cin1 gat1 zi6 zit3 qian1 ji2 zi4 jie2 = a terabyte (TB)

香港動漫電玩節 hoeng1 gong2 dung6 maan6 din6 waan4 zit3 xiang1 gang3 dong4 man4 dian4 wan2 jie2 = ACGHK, Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong, annual fair

盂蘭節 jyu4 laan4 zit3 yu2 lan2 jie2 = yue lan festival; the ghost festival - 7/15 Lunar calendar

中元節 zung1 jyun4 zit3 zhong1 yuan2 jie2 = ghost festival

五旬節 ng5 ceon4 zit3 wu3 xun2 jie2 = Pentecost

節奏藍調 zit3 zau3 laam4 diu6 jie2 zou4 lan2 diao4 = Rhythm and Blues

高風亮節 gou1 fung1 leong6 zit3 gao1 feng1 liang4 jie2 = have integrity and noble character

晚節不保 maan5 zit3 bat1 bou2 wan3 jie2 bu4 bao3 = to fail to maintain one's integrity in one's closing years

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聖誕節就快到喇粵
It will be Christmas soon

聖誕節快來了國
It will be Christmas soon

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

希望大家有個輕鬆悠閑嘅聖誕節粵
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

希望大家過個輕鬆悠閒的聖誕節國
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

喺聖誕節，我哋會大宴親友粵
At Christmas we will have a big party.

我們聖誕節當天要辦個大聚會國
On Christmas Day we will have a big party.

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

今年聖誕節不要喝醉喔！國
Don't get drunk this Christmas!

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