截

jié

cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect

Stroke order

交作业的截止日期是下周一。
Jiāo zuò yè de jié zhǐ rì qī shì xià Zhōu yī
The homework is due next Monday.
她从不要求他直截了当地给出答复。
Tā cóng bù yāo qiú tā zhí jié liǎo dàng de gěi chū dá fù
She never expects a straight answer from him.
谁没有在截稿日拼过命？
Shéi méi yǒu zài jié gǎo rì pīn guo mìng
Who hasn't busted their back on deadline day?
能够直截了当地表达自己想法的人很直爽。
Néng gòu zhí jié liǎo dàng de biǎo dá zì jǐ xiǎng fǎ de rén hěn zhí shuǎng
People who can express their thoughts in a clear-cut way are very straightforward.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

截止jié zhǐ 2–3 to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth; cut-off point; stopping point; deadline
截至jié zhì 2–4 up to (a time); by (a time)
斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiě 3–1–2–3lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
截jié 2to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length
截然不同jié rán bù tóng 2–2–4–2entirely different; different as black and white