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节（節） jié
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1.(-儿 -r)植物学上称茎上长叶的部位 node, a place where branches meet or leaves grow along the stem
2.(-儿 -r)物体的分段或两段之间连接的地方 length; joint：骨～ gǔjié joint/ 两～火车 liǎng jié huǒchē two railway coaches
3.段落 section; period：季～ jìjié season/ 时～ shíjié season/ 章～ zhāngjié chapters and sections ［节气 -qì］我国历法把一年分为二十四段，每段的开始叫做一个节气，如立春、雨水等，共有二十四个节气。也省称“节” solar term or period, one of the 24 periods into which the year is divided; the day marking the beginning of a solar term, eg. Beginning of Spring, Rain Water; also simplified as “节”.
4.节日，纪念日或庆祝的日子 festival; anniversary or red-letter day：五一国际劳动～ Wǔ Yī Guójì Láodòngjié May 1, International Labour Day; May Day/ 春～ Chūnjié The Spring Festival
5.礼度 courtesy：礼～ lǐjié courtesy; protocol
6.音调高低缓急的限度 (of sound or tone) a certain pitch or rate：～奏 jiézòu rhythm; tempo/ ～拍 jiépāi metre
7.省减，限制 economize; save ( comb. -省 -shěng economize, -约 -yuē practise thrift; save)：～制 jiézhì control; check/ 精简～约 jīngjiǎn jiéyuē simplify administration and practise economy/ ～衣缩食 jiéyī-suōshí economize on food and clothing; live frugally ext. 扼要摘取 abridge：～录 jiélù extract; excerpt/ ～译 jiéyì abridged translation
8.操守 moral integrity; chastity ( comb. -操 -cāo high moral principle; moral integrity)：保持晚～ bǎochí wǎnjié maintain one's integrity in one's later years/ 守～（封建礼教称夫死不再嫁人） shǒujié (in feudal ethical code, of a woman) remain unmarried after the death of her husband or after her engagement
9.事项 item：情～ qíngjié plot; circumstances/ 细～ xìjié details; particulars
10.古代出使外国所持的凭证 certificate for an envoy abroad ［使节 shǐ-］派到外国的外交官员 diplomatic envoy; envoy
11.航海速度单位名，每小时航行1海里的速度为1节。符号 Kn knot, a measure of the speed of a ship (1 knot equals 1 nautical mile per hour); symbol: Kn jiē |