Sentence #14007081 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 节奏 is built
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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.
奏zòuto play music
奏 is a single shape of 9 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
How to write 节奏
节 5 strokes · 奏 9 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 节奏 (jiézòu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
节奏 (jiézòu) means “rhythm” or “tempo”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiézòu: jié with a 2nd tone, then zòu 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, 节奏 is written 節奏. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiezou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 节奏 from the suggestions. Typing jiezou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
节奏 is an HSK 6 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.
节jié2nd tone, rising
奏zòu4th tone, falling
