截
jié
Pinyin
Definition
截
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- to cut off (a length)
- to stop
- to intercept
- section
- chunk
- length
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
截长补短
- 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
- 3 to complement each other
斩钉截铁
- 1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 2 fig. resolute and decisive
- 3 unhesitating
- 4 categorical
直截了当
- 1 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
- 2 straightforward
Sample Sentences
我的也是。你看,整整短一个袖口呢。衬衫袖子露出那么一大截。
Mine are, too. Look, it's a whole wrist too short. The shirt sleeve shows such a big section.
这就是他了不起的地方。他结合了二十多种中外功夫,独创自己的截拳道。武术界公认是实战和视觉的顶级结合。而且李小龙还是一个哲学家,通过电影把武术的精神传播出去。
True...These days so many foreigners like kung fu. Most of them saw Bruce Li's movies. There's no way Jackie Chan and Bruce Li could reach that level.
你论文还没写完?周六就是截止日期了啊。
You still haven't finished your paper? Saturday is the deadline.
告诉反坦克连,从014地区进行拦截,并全力牵制住他们。另外,我们工程连搭桥的进展怎么样?
Tell the anti-tanks company to intercept from area 014 and spare no effort to pin them down. Besides that, what is the progress of our engineering company in building the bridge?
新闻)截至上月,本市民警共收缴仿真枪80支,将在本月20号集中销毁。
(News broadcast) As of last month, city police have confiscated 80 replica guns. On the 20th of this month, these guns will be collected and destroyed.
还有GRE和托福,建议你再考几次。反正不管考几次,只看成绩最高的一次。在截止日期前送分就行了。
Then there's the GRE and TOEFL. I recommend you take them again a few times. Nevertheless, no matter how many times you take it, only pay attention to your highest score. Sending the score in before the deadline is enough.
我觉得战术也很重要。老费的打法更全面,他的发球,他的正手和截击技术,无人能比。如果他的攻击性再强一些,纳豆很难赢他。
I think that tactics are also very important. Federer's game is more complete. His serve, forehand and volleys are all incomparable. If he plays aggressively, it's going to be difficult for Nadal to win.
WWF是本届世博会中唯一的国际非政府环境保护组织。WWF希望通过这次展示机会,将环保理念传递给观众。”哎,世博会志愿者的招募活动不是截止了吗?
“The WWF is the only international non-governmental environmental protection organization in this World Expo. The WWF hopes to use the Expo as an opportunity to communicate its ideas and goals about environmental protection to the Expo audience.” Hey haven't the Expo volunteer recruitment activities ended already?
官方的招募已经截止了。但每个场馆也会根据自身需要另外招一些志愿者。
Official recruitment has already ended. But, every pavilion will hire some additional volunteers according to their individual needs.