结 jié tie up
tie up; knot; to conclude
How to remember 结: 纟 thread + 吉 lucky = tie up. Grandma takes a red thread on this lucky wedding morning to tie up the couple's wrists for luck.
Component breakdown
结 = 纟 thread + 吉 lucky
- 纟 thread
- 吉 lucky
Grandma takes a red thread on this lucky wedding morning to tie up the couple's wrists for luck.
How it is used
- To tie / form / conclude - 结束 (jiéshù) end, 结果 (jiéguǒ) result, 打结 (dǎ jié) tie a knot.
- 结婚 (jiéhūn) get married is a separable verb: 结过婚 (jié guo hūn) have been married, 结了三次婚.
- Distinguish 结束 (something comes to an end) from 结果 (the outcome). Has an alt reading jiē (as in 结实 jiēshi, sturdy).
Words with 结
- 结束jiéshùto endHSK 3
- 结婚jiéhūnget marriedHSK 3
- 结果jiéguǒresultHSK 4
- 总结zǒngjiésummarizeHSK 4
- 结账jiézhàngto settle accountsHSK 4
- 结合jiéhéto combineHSK 5
- 结构jiégòustructureHSK 5
- 结论jiélùnconclusionHSK 5
- 团结tuánjiéto uniteHSK 6
- 结实jiēshiruggedHSK 6
- 结尾jiéwěiendingHSK 6
- 结果jiēguǒto bear fruitHSK 6
- 了结liǎojiéto settleHSK 7
- 张灯结彩zhāngdēng-jiécǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored bannersHSK 7
- 情结qíngjiécomplex (psychology)HSK 7
- 终结zhōngjiéendHSK 7
- 结局jiéjúconclusionHSK 7
- 结算jiésuànto settle a billHSK 7
- 结识jiéshíto get to know somebodyHSK 7
- 冻结dòngjiéto freeze (water etc)HSK 8
- 凝结níngjiéto condenseHSK 8
- 勾结gōujiéto collude withHSK 8
- 巴结bājieto fawn onHSK 8
- 归结guījiéto sum upHSK 8
- 成群结队chéngqún-jiéduìmaking up a groupHSK 8
- 症结zhēngjiéhard lump in the abdomenHSK 9
- 结晶jiéjīngto crystallizeHSK 9
Example sentences
- 比赛还没结束。 Bǐsài hái méi jiéshù.The game is not over yet.
- 她已经结婚了。 Tā yǐjing jiéhūn le.She's already married.
- 结果他们赢了。 Jiéguǒ tāmen yíng le.They ended up winning.
- 主任总结了发言。 Zhǔrèn zǒngjiéle fāyán.The director summarized the presentations.