截

To cut off (a length) in Chinese: 截 (jié)

jié

to cut off (a length)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cut off (a length)
  2. 2to stop
  3. 3to intercept
  4. 4section
  5. 5chunk
  6. 6length

Stroke order

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截

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 截 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他把绳子截成了两段。

    tā bǎ shéng zi jié chéng le liǎng duàn。

    He cut the rope into two pieces.

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Related words

截止

jié zhǐ

to close

截至

jié zhì

up to (a time)

截然不同

jié rán bù tóng

entirely different

竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì

to spare no effort (idiom)

竭力

jié lì

to do one's utmost

解答

jiě dá

to solve (a problem)

解读

jiě dú

to decipher

解雇

jiě gù

to fire

解救

jiě jiù

to rescue

解剖

jiě pōu

to dissect (an animal)

解散

jiě sàn

to dissolve

解体

jiě tǐ

to break up into components

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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