HSK 3 · Education, Work

节目 jiémù “programme” in Chinese

Traditional 節目

What 节目 means

  1. programme
  2. show
  3. item on a programme
  4. (TV or radio) programme
  5. item
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • act
  • segment
  • number (on the programme of a concert, variety show or cultural event)
  • a planned activity (in one’s schedule)

Measure word 场 chǎng or 项 xiàng · 一场节目 yì chǎng jiémù

How to say 节目

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale节jié2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale目mù4th tone, falling

节目 in a sentence

  1. 节目已经完了。

    Jiémù yǐjīng wán le.

    The show is already over.

    Sentence #3534641 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你最喜欢的电视节目是什么？

    Nǐ zuì xǐhuan de diànshì jiémù shì shénme?

    What’s your favourite TV show?

    Sentence #1516103 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你听了我昨天晚上的节目吗？

    Nǐ tīng le wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang de jiémù ma?

    Did you listen to my show last night?

    Sentence #8698607 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 节目 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 节 (jié) drawn as one shape
节jiéjoint; node

节 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidSimplified from 節, the joints of bamboo ⺮ (the simplified form has 艹 on top). From there, a section, and a festival.

The character 目 (mù) with each of its parts in a different colour
目mùeye
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 二two · èr

Memory aidDrawn from an eye, turned upright: eye.

How to write 节目

节 5 strokes · 目 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

节目 (jiémù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 节目 (jiémù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 节目

Words with 节

季节jìjié · season节日jiérì · holiday过节guòjié · to celebrate a festival节jié · festival节约jiéyuē · to economise节省jiéshěng · to save细节xìjié · details国庆节Guóqìngjié · PRC National Day (October 1st)节制jiézhì · to control调节tiáojié · to adjust

Words with 目

目的mùdì · purpose目前mùqián · at the present time目录mùlù · catalogue题目tímù · subject项目xiàngmù · item目标mùbiāo · target目光mùguāng · gaze目睹mùdǔ · to witness盲目mángmù · blind科目kēmù · (school) subject

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FAQs

节目 (jiémù) means “programme” or “show”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it jiémù: jié with a 2nd tone, then mù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 节目 is written 節目. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 场 (chǎng) or 项 (xiàng). For example, one programme is 一场节目 (yì chǎng jiémù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiemu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 节目 from the suggestions. Typing jiemu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
节目 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.