截
Meaning
jié
jie2- to cut something long and hard into shorter pieces
- to stop a person or thing from moving forward
Examples
请把这根木头截成两半。
qǐng bǎ zhè gēn mù tou jié chéng liǎng bàn
Please cut this piece of wood in half.
AI-generated sentence
他想跑,我们把他截住了。
tā xiǎng pǎo, wǒ men bǎ tā jié zhù le
He wanted to run away, so we stopped him.
AI-generated sentence
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Words with 截
See all 43 →截止jié zhǐto come to an end at a set time (as in 截止日期)WordHSK 6截至jié zhìby a certain timeWordHSK 6截然不同jié rán bù tóngvery different; not at all the sameWordHSK 7–9截停jié tíngto intercept (a vehicle etc)Word截击jié jīto intercept (military)Word截取jié qǔto cut off a section of sthWord截图jié tú(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshotWord截塔jié tǎzeta (Greek letter Ζζ)Word截夺jié duóinterceptWord截尾jié wěito dock; to trim (esp. the tail of an animal)Word截屏jié píng(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshotWord截断jié duànto break or cut in twoWord