節
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jié · festival

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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 節

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Example sentences

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Xīn nián shì dà chī dà hē de hǎo shí jié.新年是大吃大喝的好時節。

New Year is the time for a lot of eating and drinking.

Source: Tatoeba #583707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dōng tiān shì yì nián zhī zhōng zuì lěng de jì jié.冬天是一年之中最冷的季節。

Winter is the coldest season of the year.

Source: Tatoeba #806703 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shèng dàn jié hěn kuài jiù dào le, bú shì má?聖誕節很快就到了,不是嗎?

Christmas is soon, isn't it?

Source: Tatoeba #833791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chūn tiān shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de jì jié.春天是我最喜歡的季節。

I like spring the best of the seasons.

Source: Tatoeba #781108 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng nǐ yīng gāi jié shí le.我想你應該節食了。

I think you'd better go on a diet.

Source: Tatoeba #361706 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài shì cǎo méi de jì jié.現在是草莓的季節。

Strawberries are in season now.

Source: Tatoeba #836271 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 節 in context

  1. Say jié, then recall the core meaning: festival.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 節 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.