| 二十四节气 |
èr shí sì jié qi |
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 二十 |
èr shí |
twenty; 20 |
| 十 |
shí |
ten / 10 |
| 十四 |
shí sì |
fourteen; 14 |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 节 |
jiē |
see 节骨眼 |
| 节 |
jié |
joint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 节气 |
jié qi |
solar term |
| 气 |
qì |
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi |