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时节

shí jié

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 時節

时节 (shí jié) means "season; time". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 时节 means

1. season; time

The characters in 时节

• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…

Example sentences

• 正是樱花最美的时节。
  Zhèngshì yīnghuā zuì Měidí shíjié.
  The cherry blossoms are at their best.
• 新年是大吃大喝的好时节。
  Xīnnián shì dàchīdàhē de Hǎoshí jiē.
  New Year is the time for a lot of eating and drinking.
• 还记得咱们造木桥那时节么？
  Hái jìde zánmen zào mù qiáo nàshí jiē me?
  Do you remember when we made wooden bridges?
• 圣诞节是给予和分享的时节。
  Christmas is a time for giving and sharing.
• 不同的地方可以在同一时节有十分不同的温度。
  Bù tóng de dìfang kěyǐ zài tóngyī shíjié yǒu shífēn bù tóng de wēndù.
  The temperature in different places can vary greatly at the same time of year.

Sounds the same

Read shí jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 石蜐goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)

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