結
jiéjiē HSK4

knot, tie

结 (結) jié frequency
form (a relationship) verb
to form or establish a relationship, such as a grudge, friendship, or alliance.

他们两人从此结了怨。

tā​men liǎng rén cóng​cǐ jié le yuàn.

From then on, the two of them held a grudge against each other.

tie verb
to fasten, bind, or form a physical or metaphorical knot or bond

他把这两根绳子结在了一起。

tā bǎ zhè liǎng gēn shéng​zi jié zài le yī​qǐ.

He tied these two ropes together.

check out verb
to settle a bill or conclude a transaction, especially at a hotel

我们在前台结完账就离开了酒店。

wǒ​men zài qián​tái jié wán zhàng jiù lí​kāi le jiǔ​diàn.

We checked out at the front desk and left the hotel.

knot noun
a knot tied in a string, rope, or other material.

他在绳子的末端打了一个结。

tā zài shéng​zi de mò​duān dǎ le yī gè jié.

He tied a knot at the end of the rope.

sturdy verb
strong, solid, or durable in construction or build

这根绳子打的扣儿真结，怎么解也解不开。

zhè gēn shéng​zi dǎ de kòu'er zhēn jié, zěn​me jiě yě jiě bù kāi.

This knot is so tight that it can't be untied no matter what.

settle (finance) verb
to settle or conclude financial matters, specifically in terms of currency exchange or accounting.

办理结汇时请携带个人身份证件。

bàn​lǐ jié huì shí qǐng xié​dài gè​rén shēn​fèn zhèng​jiàn.

Please bring your personal ID when processing foreign exchange settlement.

结 (結) jiē
bear fruit verb
to produce fruit or seeds (of a plant)

这棵苹果树今年结了很多果实。

zhè kē píng​guǒ​shù jīn​nián jiē le hěn​duō guǒ​shí.

This apple tree bore a lot of fruit this year.

Frequency
Character
Written text
236th most common 938.9 per million
Movie subtitles
243rd most common 704.1 per million appears in 94% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
48.5 per million appears in 17% of films
Written text
51.3 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Simplified
结
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+7D50

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)