HSK 3 · Time

季节 jìjié “season” in Chinese

Traditional 季節

What 季节 means

  1. season
  2. time
  3. period

Measure word 个 gè · 一个季节 yí ge jìjié

How to say 季节

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale季jì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale节jié2nd tone, rising

季节 in a sentence

  1. 您最喜欢哪个季节？

    Nín zuì xǐhuan nǎge jìjié?

    Which season do you like best?

    Sentence #481190 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这个国家有四个季节。

    Zhè ge guójiā yǒu sì ge jìjié.

    There are four seasons in this country.

    Sentence #2145222 from Tatoeba

  3. 这个季节鸡蛋不贵。

    Zhè ge jìjié jīdàn bú guì.

    Eggs are cheap this season.

    Sentence #1517794 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 季节 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 季 (jì) with each of its parts in a different colour
季jìseason
  • 禾grain · hé
  • 子child · zǐ
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.

How to write 季节

季 8 strokes · 节 5 strokes

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

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

Words related to 季节

Words with 季

季jì · season四季sìjì · the four seasons季度jìdù · quarter (of a year)季军jìjūn · third place淡季dànjì · off season

Words with 节

节目jiémù · programme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

More words: Time

冬dōng · winter刚才gāngcái · just now后来hòulái · afterwards几乎jīhū · almost经常jīngcháng · often久jiǔ · long time马上mǎshàng · at once其实qíshí · actually

FAQs

季节 (jìjié) means “season” or “time”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it jìjié: jì with a 4th tone, then jié with a 2nd 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, 季节 is written 季節. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one season is 一个季节 (yí ge jìjié).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jijie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 季节 from the suggestions. Typing jijie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
季节 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.