节约

Character by character

• 节jié6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 節knot, node, joint; section
• 约yuē6 strokesHSK 3 traditional 約treaty, agreement, covenant

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 请节约用电。

  Qǐng jié yuē yòng diàn

  Please save electricity.

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• 我节约我有的钱。

  Wǒ jié yuē wǒ yǒu de qián

  I save what money I got.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 节约. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 约yuēHSK 3

  to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise

• 节目jié mùHSK 2

  program; item (on a program)

• 节jiéHSK 2

  joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)

• 大约dà yuēHSK 3

  approximately; probably

• 细节xì jiéHSK 4

  details; particulars

• 圣诞节shèng dàn jiéHSK 6

  Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas

• 环节huán jiéHSK 5

  (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc

• 节日jié rìHSK 2

  holiday; festival

• 约会yuē huìHSK 4

  appointment; engagement; date; to arrange to meet

• 合约hé yuēHSK 6

  treaty; contract

• 约定yuē dìngHSK 6

  to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation

• 情节qíng jiéHSK 5

  circumstances; plot; storyline

• 节奏jié zòuHSK 6

  rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat

• 季节jì jiéHSK 4

  time; season; period

• 签约qiān yuēHSK 5

  to sign a contract or agreement

• 约束yuē shùHSK 5

  to restrict; to limit to; to constrain; restriction; constraint

• 预约yù yuēHSK 6

  booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment

• 调节tiáo jiéHSK 5

  to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)

• 节省jié shěngHSK 4

  saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on

• 关节guān jiéHSK 7

  joint (physiology); key point; critical phase

• 条约tiáo yuēHSK 7

  treaty; pact

• 过节guò jiéHSK 7

  to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

• 契约qì yuēHSK 7

  agreement; contract

• 狂欢节kuáng huān jiéHSK 7

  carnival