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截 (zit6) — intercept; stop; block in Cantonese

zitˍ₆截
Mandarin Pinyin: jie2

Meaning of 截

nounintercept; stop; block
nounend/close by; set (a deadline)
nouncut; sever; truncate
nounsection; chunk; length
nounto hail (a taxi, bus or public transport on the road)

Example Sentences with 截

gaauˉ¹交tungˉ¹通gingˊ²警jitˍ₆截caat3.查。
The traffic cop stopped and checked.
caaiˉ¹差louˊ²佬caaˉ¹查zit˗₃截ngoˏ₅我。
The cop stopped and searched me.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋caaˉ¹查zit˗₃截zoˊ²咗keoiˏ₅佢。
They stopped and searched him.
gingˊ²警caat˗₃察wuiˏ₅會caaˉ¹查zit˗₃截hoˊ²可jiˎ₄疑janˎ₄人。
Police will stop and search suspicious people.
hoiˊ²海gwaanˉ¹關caaˉ¹查zit˗₃截zauˊ²走siˉ¹私fo˗₃貨。
Customs intercepted smuggled goods.
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Words Containing 截

截痕zit6 han4
cross-section
半截裙bun3 zit6 kwan4
half-slip (underclothing)
截肢zit6 zi1
amputate
斬釘截鐵zaam2 deng1 zit6 tit3
(saying) definitely; without a doubt
斬頭截尾zaam2 tau4 zit6 mei5
nip off unwanted parts; remove superfluous parts; arbitrarily delete unwanted parts [Syn]掐頭去尾
侵截者cam1 zit6 ze2
(computer) hacker
截拳道zit6 kyun4 dou6
jeet kune do (lit. way of the intercepting fist), a martial arts system developed by martial artist and actor Bruce Lee 李小龍. JKD was heavily influenced by Wing Chun/Ving Tsun 詠春拳 , western boxing 西洋拳 and fencing 劍術
截止時間zit6 zi2 si4 gaan3
deadline
截至zit6 zi3
up to (a time), by (a time)
半截bun3 zit6
a half-section; half a section
橫截面waang4 zit6 min6
cross-section
截獲zit6 wok6
to intercept; to cut off and capture

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