情节
Old HSK 6
情节 (qíngjié) · plot
情节 (qíngjié) means “plot; circumstances”. It is written with 2 characters: 情 (emotion) + 节 (measure word for classes). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 情节 is built
The characters
情 qíng · emotion
What 情 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
节 jié · measure word for classes
What 节 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
Origin hint: Simplified form of 節; sections of bamboo ⺮ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这部小说的情节很吸引人。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de qíngjié hěn xīyǐn rén.The plot of this novel is very gripping.
他把电影的情节讲给我听。Tā bǎ diànyǐng de qíngjié jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.He told me the plot of the film.
Questions about 情节
What does 情节 mean?
情节 (qíngjié) means “plot; circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 情节?
情节 is pronounced qíngjié.
Which HSK level is 情节?
情节 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 爱情àiqíngromance
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 事情shìqingthing
- 心情xīnqíngmood
- 感情gǎnqíngfeelings
- 情感qínggǎnfeelings
- 情况qíngkuàngsituation
- 表情biǎoqíngfacial expression
- 情景qíngjǐngscene
- 同情tóngqíngto sympathize
Learn 情节 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 148: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.