# 关节 (guānjié)

In Mandarin Chinese, 关节 (guānjié) means “joint (body); key point”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: joint (body); key point
- Pinyin: guānjié (guan1 jie2)
- Traditional: 關節
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 天气一冷，他的膝盖关节就开始疼。
  Tiānqì yì lěng, tā de xīgài guānjié jiù kāishǐ téng.
  When the weather turns cold, his knee joints start to hurt.

## Characters

- [关](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-close/) (guān): to close; to turn off
- [节](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-festival/) (jié): festival; section

https://hanziro.com/word/guan-jie-joint/

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