贞节 (貞節)
zhēn jié
Pinyin

Definition

贞节 (貞節)
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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
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 套 tào

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

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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