Definition

1. Noun:
   • Seasonal node / Solar term: A traditional East Asian division of the year into 24 periods, each marking specific climatic and agricultural changes. "Tuần tiết" refers to the cyclical succession of these solar terms within a year.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Âm lịch chia một năm thành 24 tuần tiết. (The lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.)
  • Nông dân canh tác theo các tuần tiết. (Farmers cultivate according to the solar terms.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tiết khí": This is a more common and precise synonym for "solar term" in Vietnamese. "Tuần tiết" is a more general or literary term for the sequence of these periods.
  • Tiết Thanh minh là một tiết khí quan trọng. (Qingming is an important solar term.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiết khí (n): Solar term. The standard term for each of the 24 periods.
• Tiết trời (n): Weather, climate. Refers more generally to the atmospheric conditions.

Synonyms

• Solar term: One of the 24 periods in the lunisolar calendar.
• Climatic period: A time segment defined by characteristic weather.

Related Concepts

• Lịch tiết khí: The calendar of solar terms.
  • Lịch tiết khí rất hữu ích cho nông nghiệp. (The solar term calendar is very useful for agriculture.)