Meaning of jié:
jié
截
Verb
to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
Gōngrénmen xūyào zài zhèlǐ jié diào yī duàn guǎnzi.
工人们需要在这里截掉一段管子。
The workers need to cut off a section of the pipe here.
Tā zài lùkǒu jiézhù le nà liàng chē.
他在路口截住了那辆车。
He stopped the car at the intersection.
Jǐngchá chénggōng jié zhùle táofàn.
警察成功截住了逃犯。
The police successfully intercepted the fugitive.
Noun
section; chunk
Zhè bù diànyǐng yǒu hǎo jǐ gè jīngcǎi de jiéduàn.
这部电影有好几个精彩的截段。
This movie has several exciting sections.
Qǐng bǎ zhège wénjiàn fēnchéng jǐ gè jié.
请把这个文件分成几个截。
Please divide this document into several chunks.
Measure Word
length
Zhè gēn mùtóu de jié'àn huà dé hěn zhǔnquè.
这根木头的截案画得很准确。
The cross-section of this piece of wood is drawn very accurately.
