节 – vocab dash

节jié

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Meanings

1. joint; node

2. (bound form) section; segment

3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)

4. seasonal festival

5. (bound form) to economize; to save

6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity

7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc

8. knot (nautical miles per hour)

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他们tāmen一周yīzhōu上shàng3节jié英语Yīngyǔ课kè。

They have English lessons three times a week.

我们wǒmen一周yīzhōu有yǒu五wǔ节jié英语Yīngyǔ课kè。

We have five English classes a week.

今天jīntiān我wǒ有yǒu四sì节jié课kè。

I have four lessons today.

从cóng那时nàshí起qǐ，在zài广州Guǎngzhōu每年měinián春节Chūnjié的de时候shíhou都dōu有yǒu花huā节jié。

From then on, flower fairs were held in Guangzhou during the Spring Festival every year.

那里nàli的de古gǔ话huà说shuō“没有méiyǒu花huā节jié，没有méiyǒu春节Chūnjié。”

There is an old saying there: “No flower fairs, no Spring Festival.”

我们wǒmen有yǒu一yī节jié关于guānyú环境污染huánjìngwūrǎn的de讲座jiǎngzuò。

We had a lecture on environmental pollution.