环节 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)(fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc Example sentences 每个环节都进行得非常顺利。 měi gè huánjié dōu jìnxíng dé fēicháng shùnlì. Every part of the process went very well