Meaning of 时节
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- season; time
How to use 时节
时节 refers to a season or a particular period of the year marked by weather, farming, or customs. It often appears after a description, as in 收获的时节 (the harvest season), and has a slightly literary feel. Example: 清明时节雨纷纷。(Qīngmíng shíjié yǔ fēnfēn.) Around the Qingming season, rain falls in a steady drizzle.
时 (shí) means time, and 节 (jié) means a joint or segment, like a node on bamboo, and also a festival. Picture the year as a bamboo stalk: each 时节 is one segment of time, a season.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 时节 for a clock time or a specific moment, as in 你什么时节来, but that should be 时候 (shíhou). Also keep the tones straight: 节 is jié (second tone), not jiē.
时节 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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时 shí · o'clock · 7 strokes
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节 jié · joint · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 时节.
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 当时 | dāngshí | then; at that time |
| 那时 | nà shí | then; at that time |
| 同时 | tóngshí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 节目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, vari |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times |
Questions about 时节
What does 时节 mean?
时节 (shíjié) means "season; time" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 时节?
时节 is made of 2 characters: 时 (7 strokes), 节 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 时节 an HSK word?
Yes. 时节 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 时节 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 时节 is written 時節.
What is the difference between 时节 and 季节?
季节 (jìjié) is the everyday word for the four seasons, like spring or winter. 时节 is more literary and flexible. It can mean any notable period of the year, such as 梅雨时节, the plum rain season.
Can 时节 be used in casual conversation?
It does appear in speech, but mostly in set phrases like 这个时节 (at this time of year). In very casual talk, people often just say 这个时候 or 这个季节 instead.