結 jiéjiē HSK4 knot, tie Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: sturdy All meanings 44 jié 38 form (a relationship) 22tie 9check out 3knot 2sturdy 1settle (finance) 1jiē 6 bear fruit 6 1 sentence for 結 (jié — sturdy) 这根绳子打的扣儿真结,怎么解也解不开。 zhè gēn shéngzi dǎ de kòu'er zhēn jié, zěnme jiě yě jiě bù kāi. This knot is so tight that it can't be untied no matter what. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary