Usage of the character 節

see 節骨眼／节骨眼 (jiēguyǎn)

jié

节

[節]

joint; node
(bound form) section; segment
solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
seasonal festival
(bound form) to economize; to save
(bound form) moral integrity; chastity
classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
knot (nautical miles per hour)

Chūnjié

春节

[春節]

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

zhījié

枝节

[枝節]

branches and knots
fig. side issue
minor peripheral problem

jiéyú

节余

[節餘]

to save
savings

jiézhī

节支

[節支]

to save on expenditure

shǒujié

守节

[守節]

faithful (to the memory of betrothed)
constant (of widow who remains unmarried)

fēnjié

分节

[分節]

segmented

yíjié

仪节

[儀節]

etiquette
ceremonial protocol

jìjié

季节

[季節]

time
season
period
CL:個／个 (gè)

huánjié

环节

[環節]

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
(fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc

zhāngjié

章节

[章節]

chapter
section

jiéjié

节节

[節節]

step by step
little by little

shānjié

删节

[刪節]

to abridge
to cut a text down to size for publication

jiépāi

节拍

[節拍]

beat (music)
meter

zìjié

字节

[字節]

(computing) byte
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhújié

竹节

[竹節]

bamboo joint

Bìjié

毕节

[畢節]

see 畢節市／毕节市 ( Bìjié Shì)

xìjié

细节

[細節]

details; particulars

qíngjié

情节

[情節]

circumstances
plot; storyline

míngjié

名节

[名節]

reputation and integrity

jiéhòu

节候

[節候]

season; time of year

bàijié

拜节

[拜節]

to pay respects during a festival

jiérì

节日

[節日]

holiday
festival
CL:個／个 (gè)

niánjié

年节

[年節]

the New Year festival

shíjié

时节

[時節]

season; time

jiéxuǎn

节选

[節選]

excerpt
selection (from a book)
to select
to choose an extract

jiéshuǐ

节水

[節水]

to save water

jiéběn

节本

[節本]

abridged version

yīnjié

音节

[音節]

syllable

jiélü

节律

[節律]

rhythm
pace

gǔjié

骨节

[骨節]

joint (of the skeleton)

jiéqi

节气

[節氣]

solar term

jiézhì

节制

[節制]

to control
to restrict
to moderate
to temper
moderation
sobriety
to administer

jiéyuē

节约

[節約]

to economize
to conserve (resources)
economy
frugal

jiēzi

节子

[節子]

gnarl
knot

jiéqìng

节庆

[節慶]

festival

shījié

失节

[失節]

to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
to lose one's chastity

biānjié

鞭节

[鞭節]

flagellum

jiénéng

节能

[節能]

to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption

jiélüè

节略

[節略]

abbreviation

xiǎojié

小节

[小節]

a minor matter
trivia
bar (music)

mùjié

木节

[木節]

gnarl
knag

jiājié

佳节

[佳節]

festive day
holiday

jiélù

节录

[節錄]

to extract
to excerpt
excerpt

dēngjié

灯节

[燈節]

the Lantern Festival (15th of first month of lunar calendar)

jiéqī

节期

[節期]

festival season

shǐjié

使节

[使節]

(diplomatic) envoy

Fèngjié

奉节

[奉節]

see 奉節縣／奉节县 ( Fèngjié Xiàn)

qìjié

气节

[氣節]

moral integrity
unflinching righteousness

guānjié

关节

[關節]

joint (physiology)
key point
critical phase

guòjié

过节

[過節]

to celebrate a festival
after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

jiéjié

结节

[結節]

nodule
tubercle

jiéyóu

节油

[節油]

to economize on gasoline
fuel-efficient

jiéliú

节瘤

[節瘤]

knot (in wood)

jiéyù

节育

[節育]

to practice birth control

dàjié

大节

[大節]

major festival
important matter
major principle
high moral character

líjié

嫠节

[嫠節]

chastity of a widow (old usage)

jīnjié

筋节

[筋節]

lit. muscles and joints
by ext. the relations between parts in a speech, composition etc

bájié

拔节

[拔節]

jointing (agriculture)

jiézòu

节奏

[節奏]

rhythm
tempo
musical pulse
cadence
beat

jiécāo

节操

[節操]

integrity
moral principle

mòjié

末节

[末節]

inessentials
minor detail

Dōngjié

冬节

[冬節]

see 冬至 ( Dōngzhì)

jiémù

节目

[節目]

(TV or radio) program; show
item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
a planned activity (in one's schedule)
CL:個／个 (gè),場／场 (chǎng),項／项 (xiàng),臺／台 (tái),套 (tào),檔／档 (dàng)

zhēnjié

贞节

[貞節]

chastity
virginity (of women)
moral integrity (of men)
loyalty
constancy

zhùjié

驻节

[駐節]

(of a high official) to temporarily reside overseas (or in another part of the country) on an official posting

jiéshěng

节省

[節省]

saving
to save
to use sparingly
to cut down on

jiébā

节疤

[節疤]

gnarl; knot

xùnjié

殉节

[殉節]

to sacrifice one's life by loyalty (to one's prince, one's husband etc)

jiédiǎn

节点

[節點]

node

tiáojié

调节

[調節]

to adjust
to regulate
to harmonize
to reconcile (accountancy etc)

jiéliú

节流

[節流]

to control flow
to choke
weir valve
a throttle
a choke

pǐnjié

品节

[品節]

character; moral integrity

jiéliè

节烈

[節烈]

(of a woman) indomitably chaste

tuōjié

脱节

[脫節]

to come apart

jiéjiān

节间

[節間]

between joints

biànjié

变节

[變節]

betrayal
defection
turncoat
to change sides politically

jiéshí

节食

[節食]

to save food
to go on a diet

jiédiàn

节电

[節電]

to save electricity
power saving

shuāngjié

双节

[雙節]

combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day (occurring when the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節／中秋节 ( Zhōngqiūjié) falls on October 1st, as in 1982, 2001 and 2020)
binodal
two-section

lìngjié

令节

[令節]

festive season
happy time
noble principle

jiélìng

节令

[節令]

solar term; seasonal division (one of 24 periods in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, governing agricultural timing and cultural festivals)

lǐjié

礼节

[禮節]

etiquette

jiéjiǎn

节俭

[節儉]

frugal; economical

yǒujié

有节

[有節]

segmented

sǐjié

死节

[死節]

to die or be martyred for a noble cause
to be faithful unto death

Zhíshùjié

植树节

[植樹節]

Arbor Day (March 12th), also known as National Tree Planting Day 全民義務植樹日／全民义务植树日 ( Quánmín Yìwù Zhíshùrì)

Zǎishēngjié

宰牲节

[宰牲節]

see 古爾邦節／古尔邦节 ( Gǔ'ěrbāngjié)

sōngjiéyóu

松节油

[松節油]

turpentine

yīnyuèjié

音乐节

[音樂節]

music festival

Qínrénjié

擒人节

[擒人節]

(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day

zhàozìjié

兆字节

[兆字節]

megabyte (2^20 or approximately a million bytes)

yǒujiézhì

有节制

[有節制]

temperate
moderate
restrained

làbājié

腊八节

[臘八節]

Laba rice porridge festival, on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month

tōngguānjié

通关节

[通關節]

to facilitate by means of bribery

Túyāojié

屠妖节

[屠妖節]

Deepavali (Hindu festival)

Gǎn'ēnjié

感恩节

[感恩節]

Thanksgiving Day

Pōshuǐjié

泼水节

[潑水節]

Songkran (Thai New Year)

qiānzìjié

千字节

[千字節]

kilobyte

shèngxīnjié

圣心节

[聖心節]

Feast of the Sacred Heart

Chóngyángjié

重阳节

[重陽節]

Double Ninth or Yang Festival
9th day of 9th lunar month

fǎnjìjié

反季节

[反季節]

off-season; out-of-season

Zhōngqiūjié

中秋节

[中秋節]

the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month

jiéliúfá

节流阀

[節流閥]

a throttle

Qíngrénjié

情人节

[情人節]

Valentine's Day

zhòngyīnjié

重音节

[重音節]

accented syllable
stress

guānjiéyán

关节炎

[關節炎]

arthritis

jízìjié

吉字节

[吉字節]

gigabyte (2^30 or approximately a billion bytes)

xiǎojiéxiàn

小节线

[小節線]

(music) bar line

kuānguānjié

髋关节

[髖關節]

pelvis
hip joint

Duānyángjié

端阳节

[端陽節]

see 端午節／端午节 ( Duānwǔjié)

jiéjiàrì

节假日

[節假日]

public holiday

Qīngniánjié

青年节

[青年節]

Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off

píjiǔjié

啤酒节

[啤酒節]

Beer Festival

Ertóngjié

儿童节

[兒童節]

Children's Day

liánzhòujié

联轴节

[聯軸節]

(mechanics) coupling

Máodànjié

毛诞节

[毛誕節]

Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th

Wànshèngjié

万圣节

[萬聖節]

All Saints (Christian festival)

Yēdànjié

耶诞节

[耶誕節]

Christmas (Tw)

guòjiér

过节儿

[過節兒]

(coll.) grudge; strife
(coll.) good manners

Yúrénjié

愚人节

[愚人節]

April Fools' Day

Shèngdànjié

圣诞节

[聖誕節]

Christmas time
Christmas season
Christmas

Yuánxiāojié

元宵节

[元宵節]

Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節／春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar

shuāngyīnjié

双音节

[雙音節]

bisyllable

jiénéngdēng

节能灯

[節能燈]

compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)

dānyīnjié

单音节

[單音節]

monosyllabic
a monosyllable

Sǎomùjié

扫墓节

[掃墓節]

see 清明節／清明节 ( Qīngmíngjié)

jiēguyǎn

节骨眼

[節骨眼]

(dialect) critical juncture
crucial moment
Taiwan pr. (jiéguyǎn)

yìshùjié

艺术节

[藝術節]

arts festival

sānjiébiān

三节鞭

[三節鞭]

three-section staff (old-style weapon)

Fùqīnjié

父亲节

[父親節]

Father's Day

Jiàndǎngjié

建党节

[建黨節]

CCP Founding Day (July 1st)

Guānggùnjié

光棍节

[光棍節]

Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day

jiéqìmén

节气门

[節氣門]

throttle

Shuāngshíjié

双十节

[雙十節]

Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義／武昌起义 ( Wǔchāng Qǐyì) of October 10th, 1911
(Tw) National Day

jiélüèběn

节略本

[節略本]

abridged version

jiédùshǐ

节度使

[節度使]

Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song

shōuhuòjié

收获节

[收穫節]

harvest festival

zìjiéshù

字节数

[字節數]

byte count

Wǔyuèjié

五月节

[五月節]

Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)

liǎngjiégùn

两节棍

[兩節棍]

nunchaku

quánjiéliú

全节流

[全節流]

full throttle
top speed

Láodòngjié

劳动节

[勞動節]

International Labor Day (May Day)

Zhāijièjié

斋戒节

[齋戒節]

festival of fasting (esp. Eid al-Fitr)

shénjīngjié

神经节

[神經節]

(anatomy) ganglion

Sānbājié

三八节

[三八節]

International Women's Day (March 8)

diànyǐngjié

电影节

[電影節]

film festival
CL:屆／届 (jiè)

yījiéshī

一节诗

[一節詩]

stanza

Fùhuójié

复活节

[復活節]

Easter

Jiànglínjié

降临节

[降臨節]

Advent (Christian period of 4 weeks before Christmas)

xièròujié

谢肉节

[謝肉節]

carnival (esp. Christian)

Sònggānjié

宋干节

[宋干節]

Songkran (Thai New Year festival)

xúnhuánjié

循环节

[循環節]

recurring section of a rational decimal

yīnjiétǐ

音节体

[音節體]

syllabic script

yúyuèjié

逾越节

[逾越節]

Passover (Jewish holiday)

tiáojiéqì

调节器

[調節器]

regulator

shuāngjiégùn

双节棍

[雙節棍]

nunchaku

Ròuzījié

肉孜节

[肉孜節]

see 開齋節／开斋节 ( Kāizhāijié)

jìjiéxìng

季节性

[季節性]

seasonal

Jiàoshījié

教师节

[教師節]

Teachers' Day (September 10th in PRC and Confucius's birthday, September 28th in Taiwan)

duōzìjié

多字节

[多字節]

multibyte

Kāizhāijié

开斋节

[開齋節]

(Islam) Eid al-Fitr, festival that marks the end of Ramadan

guānjiéqiāng

关节腔

[關節腔]

articular cavity
joint cavity

zhǐguānjié

指关节

[指關節]

knuckle

bìyīnjié

闭音节

[閉音節]

closed syllable

fēngzhāijié

封斋节

[封齋節]

Lent

mǎiguānjié

买关节

[買關節]

to offer a bribe

bájiéqī

拔节期

[拔節期]

elongation stage
jointing stage (agriculture)

Zhǔxiǎnjié

主显节

[主顯節]

(Christianity) Epiphany

Guóqìngjié

国庆节

[國慶節]

PRC National Day (October 1st)

shǐjiétuán

使节团

[使節團]

a diplomatic group
a delegation

Qīngmíngjié

清明节

[清明節]

Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)

Zhùpéngjié

住棚节

[住棚節]

Sukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday

mùshénjié

牧神节

[牧神節]

Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February

jiépāiqì

节拍器

[節拍器]

metronome

shènghuījié

圣灰节

[聖灰節]

Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)

huāzhāojié

花朝节

[花朝節]

Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February

guānjiémiàn

关节面

[關節面]

articular facet (anatomy)
surface in joint

Suānnǎijié

酸奶节

[酸奶節]

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

duòshǒujié

剁手节

[剁手節]

(jocular) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day

sìxúnjié

四旬节

[四旬節]

First Sunday of Lent

wǔxúnjié

五旬节

[五旬節]

Pentecost

Jiànjūnjié

建军节

[建軍節]

Army Day (August 1)

Zhōngyuánjié

中元节

[中元節]

Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

kuánghuānjié

狂欢节

[狂歡節]

carnival

gūjier

箍节儿

[箍節兒]

short length
small section or portion

guānjiénáng

关节囊

[關節囊]

articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)

Qīxījié

七夕节

[七夕節]

Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month
girls' festival
Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女／牛郎织女 (niúlǎngzhīnü) are allowed their annual meeting

huǒbǎjié

火把节

[火把節]

Torch Festival

Guāngmíngjié

光明节

[光明節]

Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
also called 哈努卡節／哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡

Fèngjié Xiàn

奉节县

[奉節縣]

Fengjie, a county in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chóngqìng)

Wànlíngjié

万灵节

[萬靈節]

All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)

Shàngyuánjié

上元节

[上元節]

see 元宵節／元宵节 ( Yuánxiāojié)

màiguānjié

卖关节

[賣關節]

to solicit a bribe
to accept a bribe

zhújiécǎo

竹节草

[竹節草]

Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)

Shèngzhújié

圣烛节

[聖燭節]

Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)

dàzhāijié

大斋节

[大齋節]

great fast
Christian lent

Fùnüjié

妇女节

[婦女節]

International Women's Day (March 8)

Xuědùnjié

雪顿节

[雪頓節]

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

Páidēngjié

排灯节

[排燈節]

Diwali (Hindu festival)

Jiélǐrì

节礼日

[節禮日]

Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries

Shèngtǐjié

圣体节

[聖體節]

Corpus Christi (Catholic festival on second Thursday after Whit Sunday)

Bìjié Shì

毕节市

[畢節市]

Bijie, prefecture-level city in Guizhou Province 貴州省／贵州省 ( Guìzhōu Shěng)

Wūjié Lù

乌节路

[烏節路]

Orchard Road, Singapore (shopping and tourist area)

Mǔqīnjié

母亲节

[母親節]

Mother's Day

Duānwǔjié

端午节

[端午節]

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

èrjiégùn

二节棍

[二節棍]

nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts)

gāofēngliàngjié

高风亮节

[高風亮節]

of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)

wǎnglùjiédiǎn

网路节点

[網路節點]

network node

huánjiédòngwù

环节动物

[環節動物]

annelid (worm)

jiéwàishēngzhī

节外生枝

[節外生枝]

(idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly

Hānǔkǎjié

哈努卡节

[哈努卡節]

Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on the Gregorian calendar)

duōyīnjiécí

多音节词

[多音節詞]

polysyllabic word
Chinese word made up of three or more characters

jié'āishùnbiàn

节哀顺变

[節哀順變]

restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase)

xīnchūnjiājié

新春佳节

[新春佳節]

Chinese New Year festivities

pángēncuòjié

盘根错节

[盤根錯節]

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties

gǔguānjiéyán

骨关节炎

[骨關節炎]

osteoarthritis

gǔtoujiér

骨头节儿

[骨頭節兒]

joint (of the skeleton)

féngniánguòjié

逢年过节

[逢年過節]

during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year

zhéjiédúshū

折节读书

[折節讀書]

to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)

shuāngjiégùndào

双节棍道

[雙節棍道]

nunchaku martial arts

bùjūxiǎojié

不拘小节

[不拘小節]

to not bother about trifles (idiom)

jiéliútàbǎn

节流踏板

[節流踏板]

throttle pedal
accelerator

bēigōngqūjié

卑躬屈节

[卑躬屈節]

to bow and scrape
to act servilely

xuǎnxiùjiémù

选秀节目

[選秀節目]

talent show
talent competition

qīngtánjiémù

清谈节目

[清談節目]

talk show

kōngqìtiáojié

空气调节

[空氣調節]

air conditioning

pángēncuòjié

蟠根错节

[蟠根錯節]

variant of 盤根錯節／盘根错节 (pángēncuòjié)

jiézòukǒujì

节奏口技

[節奏口技]

beatboxing

jiēguyǎnr

节骨眼儿

[節骨眼兒]

erhua variant of 節骨眼／节骨眼 (jiēguyǎn)

lìxíngjiéyuē

厉行节约

[厲行節約]

to practice strict economy (idiom)

wèishānjiébǎn

未删节版

[未刪節版]

unabridged edition
uncut edition

jiéjiébàituì

节节败退

[節節敗退]

to retreat again and again in defeat
to suffer defeat after defeat

pèizhǒngjìjié

配种季节

[配種季節]

breeding season

gāofēngjùnjié

高风峻节

[高風峻節]

a high-class upright character (idiom)

xìwēimòjié

细微末节

[細微末節]

tiny insignificant details
niceties

héngshēngzhījié

横生枝节

[橫生枝節]

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

qīngfēngjìngjié

清风劲节

[清風勁節]

pure and high-minded (idiom)

zōngyìjiémù

综艺节目

[綜藝節目]

variety show

gōnghèjiājié

恭贺佳节

[恭賀佳節]

season's greetings (idiom)

shìpínjiémù

视频节目

[視頻節目]

video program

qínjiǎnjiéyuē

勤俭节约

[勤儉節約]

(idiom) diligent and thrifty

Zìjié Tiàodòng

字节跳动

[字節跳動]

ByteDance, Beijing-based Internet technology company founded in 2012

bǎijiésōngcāo

柏节松操

[柏節松操]

chaste widowhood

fánwénrùjié

繁文缛节

[繁文縟節]

convoluted and overelaborate (document)
unnecessarily elaborate writing
mumbo-jumbo

guǎngbōjiémù

广播节目

[廣播節目]

radio program; broadcast program

Shèngfómíngjié

圣佛明节

[聖佛明節]

Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain

suōyījiéshí

缩衣节食

[縮衣節食]

to economize on clothes and food
to scrimp and save (idiom)

jiéshàngshēngzhī

节上生枝

[節上生枝]

a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising

zhījiéhéngshēng

枝节横生

[枝節橫生]

side issues keep arising (idiom)

jiéyīsuōshí

节衣缩食

[節衣縮食]

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

zhēnjiépáifāng

贞节牌坊

[貞節牌坊]

memorial arch in honor of a chaste widow

zhòuyèjiélü

昼夜节律

[晝夜節律]

circadian rhythm

jiézhīdòngwù

节肢动物

[節肢動物]

arthropod

diànshìjiémù

电视节目

[電視節目]

television program

kāiyuánjiéliú

开源节流

[開源節流]

lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

Fùhuójié Dǎo

复活节岛

[復活節島]