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竹節 bamboo joints;
節外（上）生枝 one complication leading to another;
節子 gnarls, nodules.
(2) (Physiol.) joints: 關節 bodily joints, (fig.) underhanded deals: 暗通關節 make secret deals with s.o.;
節足動物 arthropoda;
脫節 (of bones) dislocated, -ion, (fig.) out of touch, out of joint;
骨節 joint between bones.
(3) A segment, section, period of lesson in school: 章節 chapter and section of a book, chapter and verse of the Bible;
一節功課 one session of classroom work;
節節 [jie2jie2]↓;
環節 links in a chain.
(4) Moral integrity: 名節 honor and reputation;
志節 high aspirations;
節操 [jie2cao1]↓;
氣節 uprightness, loyalty, incorruptibility;
守節 (of married woman) refuse to remarry after husband’s death, (of betrothed girl) refuse to marry another man after her fiance's death;
貞節 chastity (of girls, women);
節概 [jie2gai4], 節義 [jie2yi4]↓;
節婦，節女 a chaste woman;
節烈 (of woman) dedicated to chastity even unto death;
失節 (of woman) compromise one’s honor by adultery or remarrying after husband's death;
禮節 etiquet, formality, ceremony, rites;
小節 trifles, trivialities: 不拘小節 unconventional, unconstrained by formalities;
大節 a matter of principles.
(5) Sequence of events, proceedings: 情節 circumstances, details of a case, event, incident: 情節重大 (of cirminal offenses) of a serious nature;
節目 [jie2mu4], 節文 [jie2wen2]↓;
細節 details of a thing, minutiae.
(6) A period of time in a year, a festival: 時節 a season, time, juncture;
佳節 festival;
節令 [jie2ling4], 節氣 [jie2qi4], 節序 [jie2xU4], 節禮 [jie2li3], 節敬 [jie2jing4]↓;
中秋節 the Mid-Autumn Festival;
聖誕節 Christmas;
過節 observe a festival, generally by a dinner;
季節 (性) a season, seasonal.
(7) A tally or token, credentials: 符節 a token by which authority is conferred: 若合符節 (of two things) tally perfectly;
節鉞 [jie2yUe4]↓;
使節 a diplomatic mission, a diplomat accredited to another country.
(8) Rhythm: 節拍 [jie2pai1], 節奏 [jie2zou4]↓;
擊節 (稱賞) to beat time, applaud enthusiastically (books, performance).
(2) Regulate, restrict, restrain: 節勞 [jie2lao2], 節制 [jie2zhi4], 節哀 [jie2ai1], 節慾 [jie2yU4]2, 節育 [jie2yU4]1↓.
2.節錢 [jie2qian2], n., tips to servants, or gifts to children, on festivals.
3.節氣 [jie2qi4], n., (1) the 24 periods into which a year is divided; (2) seasonal changes, see Appendix B.
4.節概 [jie2gai4], n., nobility of character.
5.節儉 [jie2jian3], adj. & n., frugal, -ity, thrifty, -iness.
6.節節 [jie2jie2], (1) n., (AC) the cry of the phoenix; (2) adj. & adv., gradual(ly), step by step: 節節進攻 (of armies) push on relentlessly step by step; adj. & adv., 節節勝利 scoring one victory after another; 節節高 rising higher and higher.
7.節敬 [jie2jing4], n., money or other gifts presented to teacher on a festival.
8.節制 [jie2zhi4], (1) adj., temperate, moderate, not going to excess; (2) v.t., keep (expenses, students) within bounds, put under control, exercise command over.
9.節勞 [jie2lao2], v.i., conserve energy, avoid overexertion.
10.節令 [jie2ling4], n., (1) the 24 periods into which a year is divided; (2) seasonal changes; (3) a festive day, see Appendix B.
11.節禮 [jie2li3], n., presents given on festivals to relatives or friends.
12.節流 [jie2liu2], v.i., reduce expenses: 開源節流 tap new sources of revenue and cut down expenditures.
13.節錄 [jie2lu4], (1) v.i., summarize, make a digest of; (2) n., a summary, an abstract, a digest.
14.節略 [jie2lUe4], n., (1) an abstract; (2) a diplomatic note, an aidememoire.
15.節目 [jie2mu4], n., (1) a program of items of a performance or meeting; (2) what one intends to do: 你今天有甚麼節目嗎 do you have any plans (program) for today? (3) subheadings of a paragraph or section.
16.節拍 [jie2pai1], n., musical rhythm, see [jie2zou4]↓.
17.節省 [jie2sheng3], (1) v.t., economize, save; (2) adj., thrifty, frugal, economical.
18.節下 [jie2xia4], n., (1) polite form of address to general (lit., “under your command”); n., (2) ([jie2xia0]) one of the major festivals of the year, such as the Dragon Boat Festival or the Mid-Autumn Festival.
19.節食 [jie2shi2], v.i., go or be put on diet.
20.節序 [jie2xU4], n., see [jie2qi4]↑.
21.節操 [jie2cao1], n., of honor, integrity of principle.
22.節奏 [jie2zou4], n., musical rhythm, see [jie2pai1]↑.
23.節文 [jie2wen2], n., ceremonial rites or forms.
24.節義 [jie2yi4], n., chastity, purity, honor, fidelity.
25.節約 [jie2yUe1], v.i. & n., (practice) austerity.
26.節鉞 [jie2yUe4], n., a battle-axe; formerly, symbol of authority military of commander.
27.節育 [jie2yU4]1, v.i., practise birth control or planned parenthood.
28.節慾 [jie2yU4]2, v.i., to curb one's passions or desires; practise continence.
29.節用 [jie2yong4], v.i., reduce expenses.