complicate matters ⇒ 眼看问题就要解决了,没想到又节外生枝。 Yǎnkàn wèntí jiù yào jiějué le, méi xiǎngdào yòu jié wài shēng zhī. → We were just about to solve the problem. We hadn't imagined that there would be additional complications.
节衣缩食
scrimp and save
二十四节气
the twenty-four Chinese solar terms
English translation of '节'
节 (節)
(jié)
名
(= 连接处) joint
(= 段落) paragraph
(= 节日) festival
⇒ 圣诞节 (Shèngdàn Jié) Christmas
(= 事项) item
⇒ 细节 (xìjié) details pl
(= 节操) moral fibre (英) 或 fiber (美)
⇒ 气节 (qìjié) integrity
动
(= 节约) save
(= 删节) abridge
量
(指部分) section
⇒ 一节管子 (yī jié guǎnzi) a length of pipe
⇒ 三节课 (sān jié kè) three classes
⇒ 四节车厢 (sì jié chēxiāng) four carriages
⇒ 两节电池 (liǎng jié diànchí) two batteries
measure word, used for school classes, carriages, batteries, etc.