jié

捷

Character · Adjective · Noun · Verb

quick; victory; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

adjective

quick; agile; prompt

Describes speed, responsiveness or nimbleness.

Tā他
fǎn反
yìng应
mǐn敏
jié捷
 ,
zǒng总
néng能
jié捷
zú足
xiān先
dēng登
 。

He has quick reactions and always gets there first.

Zhè这
wèi位
duǎn短
pǎo跑
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
bù步
fá伐
mǐn敏
jié捷
 。

This sprinter has very nimble footwork.

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Tā他
jié捷
bào报
pín频
chuán传
 ,
dé得
dào到
le了
lǐng领
dǎo导
de的
biǎo表
yáng扬
 。

He kept receiving good news and was praised by his superiors.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
yóu游
xì戏
xū需
yào要
mǐn敏
jié捷
de的
fǎn反
yìng应
néng能
lì力
 。

This game requires quick reaction skills.

Tā她
mǐn敏
jié捷
de地
duǒ躲
kāi开
le了
fēi飞
lái来
de的
lán篮
qiú球
 。

She nimbly dodged the incoming basketball.

2.

noun

surname Jie

Used as a family name, capitalized when written as a proper noun.

Jié捷
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Jie is a new colleague at our company.

Jié捷
xìng姓
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
shì是
yī一
gè个
bǐ比
jiào较
shǎo少
jiàn见
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
 。

The Jie surname is relatively rare in China.

3.

verb

to defeat; to win a victory

formal

Formal and literary usage, often used in military or competitive contexts.

Wǒ我
jūn军
zài在
zhè这
chǎng场
zhàn战
yì役
zhōng中
dà大
huò获
dà大
jié捷
 。

Our army achieved a major victory in this battle.

Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wǔ伍
lián连
zhàn战
lián连
jié捷
 ,
shùn顺
lì利
jìn晋
jué级
sài决
 赛
 。

This team won every consecutive game and advanced smoothly to the finals.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
wǒ我
men们
jié捷
bào报
chuán传
lái来
 ,
chéng成
gōng功
jìn晋
jí级
 。

We received good news from this match and successfully advanced.

Tà他
píng凭
jiè借
zhì智
huì慧
jié捷
kè克
qiáng强
dí敌
 。

He defeated a powerful enemy with his wisdom.

Zhè这
cì次
tán谈
pàn判
wǒ我
men们
jié捷
zú足
xiān先
dēng登
 ,
ná拿
xià下
le了
hé合
zuò作
xiàng项
mù目
 。

We got ahead in this negotiation and secured the cooperation project.