jié

HSK 7-9
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Meaning of 节气

节气 means solar term; a day marking a seasonal division based on the sun's position. Pronounced jié qì. HSK 7-9.

  • solar term; a day marking a seasonal division based on the sun's position

Definitions & Examples

Qīng
míng
jié
shì
Zhōng
guó
chuán
tǒng
jié
zhī
 

Qingming Festival is one of the traditional Chinese solar terms.

Nóng
mín
gēn
jié
lái
ān
pái
nóng
shì
 

Farmers arrange their agricultural activities according to the solar terms.

Měi
jié
yuē
xiāng
151
tiān5
 
 

Each solar term is approximately 15 days apart.

Jīn
tiān
shì
xià
 
xià
tiān
de
jié
 

Today is Lixia, the first solar term of summer.