节
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jiē / jié · festival

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Readings & meanings

节 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiē

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

jié

joint; node; (bound form) section; segment

过节guò jié · to celebrate a festival
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5Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 节

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jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng qù gāo shān guò jié.我想去高山过节。

I'd like to go to Takayama during festival time.

Source: Tatoeba #9972800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ men duō yǔ de jì jié.这是我们多雨的季节。

It is our rainy season.

Source: Tatoeba #336974 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ tīng le wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng de jié mù ma?你听了我昨天晚上的节目吗?

Did you hear my show last night?

Source: Tatoeba #8698607 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dà jiā dōu hěn xǐhuan zhège jié rì.大家都很喜欢这个节日。

Everyone likes this festival very much.

Source: Tatoeba #11837204 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jié yuē wǒ yǒu de qián.我节约我有的钱。

I save what money I got.

Source: Tatoeba #462018 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú bì zhī dào suǒ yǒu de xì jié.我不必知道所有的细节。

I don't have to know all the details.

Source: Tatoeba #9423234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 节 in context

  1. Say jiē / jié, then recall the core meaning: festival.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 过节 (guò jié), meaning “to celebrate a festival”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 节 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.