节

• 拼音: jié
• 汉字拆解: 节 — simplified from 節; original form shows bamboo (⺮) over a phonetic component, representing bamboo joints

含义

Festival; section; segment; measure word for classes or lessons. A versatile word used for holidays, divisions, and counting lessons.

As a noun, refers to holidays and festivals (春节, 中秋节). As a measure word, counts class periods (一节课 — one class period) or sections (一节车厢 — one train car). Also used in 节约 (to save, be thrifty).

例句

1. 今天上午有三节课。
2. 中国有很多传统的节。
3. 这节课我们学新的生词。

用法指南

语境: school, holidays, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 下一节课是数学。(The next class period is math.)
• 春节是中国最重要的节。(Spring Festival is China's most important holiday.)

错误说法

• 不要把节和假混用 (Don't confuse 节 with 假 — 节 is the festival itself, while 假 is the time off or vacation)

起源与历史

Originally depicted a bamboo joint or node. Extended to mean segments, sections, and eventually festivals (as divisions of the year).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal