Definition
大节 has three distinct noun senses. The most common is 'major traditional holiday' (春节、中秋节等大节). It also refers to 'political integrity' — a person's moral steadfastness in matters of principle, often used in political discourse. The third sense is 'critical moment' or 'important juncture', used in phrases like 在大节上. The pinyin in the source data is incomplete (dà instead of dà jié); the correct pronunciation is dà jié.
n.
major traditional holiday (e.g. Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival)political integritymoral steadfastness in matters of principlecritical momentimportant juncture
Examples
- 大节。Chūnjié shì Zhōngguó zuì zhòngyào de chuántǒng dà zhī yī.Spring Festival is one of China's most important traditional major holidays.
- 大节，。Tā zài dà shì dà fēi miànqián jiānshǒu dà, cóng bù tuǒxié.He upholds his political integrity in matters of principle and never compromises.
- ，。Zài dà dà shàng, wǒmen bùnéng yǒu sīháo yóuyù.At critical moments, we cannot afford any hesitation.
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