结
jié
Meaning
- to tie
- to check out (of a hotel)
- knot
Definition
本义是用线、绳、草等打疙瘩或编织。引申为凝聚、结束、缔结等含义。也可指保证负责的字据（如具结、保结）。
Original meaning: to tie a knot or weave with thread, rope, grass, etc. Extended meanings: to condense, to end, to conclude. Also refers to a written pledge or guaranty (e.g., 具结, 保结).
Usage
作为动词，表示打结、连接、凝聚、结束等；作为名词，指疙瘩、关键点或保证书。
Used as a verb meaning to tie, connect, condense, or end; as a noun, meaning a knot, a key point, or a written pledge.
Examples
- 1 她熟练地把绳子结了一个死结。 (She skillfully tied a tight knot in the rope.)
- 2 两国的友谊在历史上结下了深厚的渊源。 (The friendship between the two countries has deep historical roots.)
- 3 水蒸气在寒冷的空气中凝结成霜。 (Water vapor condensed into frost in the cold air.)
- 4 经过半年的努力，项目终于结项了。 (After six months of effort, the project finally concluded.)
- 5 他在法院写了具结，保证不再犯同样的错误。 (He wrote a recognizance in court, promising not to repeat the same mistake.)
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