This is the 7176th most frequent Chinese word.


"節" means "festival," "section," "node," or "to save/conserve," depending on context.


Here, '節' refers to a 'festival' or 'holiday' in the context of an annual celebration.

春節快到了,大家都在準備過節的物品。

The Spring Festival is approaching, and everyone is preparing for the festivities.


In this sentence, '節' is part of the word '節約', which means 'to save' or 'to conserve', implying frugality.

請注意節約用電,不要浪費能源。

Please be mindful of saving electricity and avoid wasting energy.


Here, '節' relates to 'beats' or 'rhythm', showing its usage in music to denote metric divisions.

在音樂課上,我們學了一首含有四個節拍的新歌。

In the music class, we learned a new song containing four beats.