截 [jié]

• 动词
  • （切断; 割断） cut; sever:

    cut in two;

    截成两段

    He cut the sugarcane into several pieces.

    他把甘蔗截成几节。

  • （阻拦） stop; check; stem; intercept:

    stop a bolting horse;

    把惊马截住

    dam a river;

    截流

• 量词
  • （段） section; chunk; length:
  • （段） section; chunk; length:

    half a piece of chalk;

    半截粉笔

    a section of a log;

    一截木头

• 介词
  • （截止） by (a specified time); up to:
  • （截止） by (a specified time); up to:

    by the end of this month;

    截至本月底

    Up to the 20th of May about 500 people have visited the art exhibition.

    截至5月20日有近500人看了画展。