贞节
zhēn jié
Pinyin

Definition

贞节
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zhēn jié
  1. chastity
  2. virginity (of women)
  3. moral integrity (of men)
  4. loyalty
  5. constancy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

情人节
Qíng rén jié
  1. 1 Valentine's Day
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
  1. 1 see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
佳节
jiā jié
  1. 1 festive day
  2. 2 holiday
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
  1. 1 Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
季节
jì jié
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 season
  3. 3 period
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
忠贞
zhōng zhēn
  1. 1 loyal and dependable
情节
qíng jié
  1. 1 plot
  2. 2 circumstances
时节
shí jié
  1. 1 season
  2. 2 time
父亲节
Fù qīn jié
  1. 1 Father's Day
狂欢节
kuáng huān jié
  1. 1 carnival
环节
huán jié
  1. 1 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
  2. 2 (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc
章节
zhāng jié
  1. 1 chapter
  2. 2 section
节假日
jié jià rì
  1. 1 public holiday
节俭
jié jiǎn
  1. 1 frugal
  2. 2 economical
节制
jié zhì
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to restrict
  3. 3 to moderate
  4. 4 to temper
  5. 5 moderation
  6. 6 sobriety
  7. 7 to administer
节奏
jié zòu
  1. 1 rhythm
  2. 2 tempo
  3. 3 musical pulse
  4. 4 cadence
  5. 5 beat

Idioms (19)

不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
坚贞不屈
jiān zhēn bù qū
  1. 1 faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
坚贞不渝
jiān zhēn bù yú
  1. 1 unyielding integrity (idiom); unwavering
忠贞不渝
zhōng zhēn bù yú
  1. 1 unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom); faithful and constant
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié
  1. 1 pure and high-minded (idiom)
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
节上生枝
jié shàng shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节外生枝
jié wài shēng zhī
  1. 1 a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
开源节流
kāi yuán jié liú
  1. 1 lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2 to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
高风亮节
gāo fēng liàng jié
  1. 1 of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)
高风峻节
gāo fēng jùn jié
  1. 1 a high-class upright character (idiom)

Sample Sentences

因为贞节牌坊是专门赐给那些年纪轻轻就死了老公而且坚决不改嫁，在婆家守寡到老的女人。
yīnwèi zhēnjié páifāng shì zhuānmén cìgěi nàxiē niánjìqīngqīng jiù sǐ le lǎogōng érqiě jiānjué bù gǎijià ，zài pójiā shǒuguǎ dào lǎo de nǚrén 。
Because chastity arches are bestowed specifically upon young women who refuse to get married after their husband is dead; they remain with their husband's family a widow even until they're an old woman.
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我？得了吧！我一个女人，要建也只能建一座贞节牌坊，还得牺牲老公和后半生的幸福。
wǒ ？déleba ！wǒ yī gè nǚrén ，yào jiàn yě zhǐnéng jiàn yī zuò zhēnjié páifāng ，hái děi xīshēng lǎogōng hé hòubànshēn de xìngfú 。
Me? No way! I'm a woman. I'd only be able to put up a chastity arch. Plus I'd have to sacrifice my husband and the happiness of the second half of my life.
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