Meaning
a section; cut off (a length)
Chinese: 截断、拦截，也作段的量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 截 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 截止jié zhǐto end; to close; (electricity) cut-off
- 截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
- 斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiělit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
- 截然不同jié rán bù tóngentirely different; different as black and white
- 截然jié ránsharply; distinctly; radically
Example Sentence
老师把这段视频截取了下来。Lǎo shī bǎ zhè duàn shì pín jié qǔ le xià lái.The teacher clipped this part of the video.
老师Lǎo shīteacher把bǎ(marks the object)这zhèthis段duànparagraph视频shì pínvideo截取jié qǔto cut off a section of st了le(completed action)下来xià láito come down。