精神
jīng shénㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: TINH THẦN
Traditional: 精神
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Meaningjīng shén(noun)
spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist
Measure words: 个
Examples
我们要学习他的精神。
wǒ men yào xué xí tā de jīng shén.
We should learn from his spirit.
最近她的精神压力很大。
zuì jìn tā de jīng shén yā lì hěn dà.
She's been under a lot of mental stress lately.
这次会议的精神很重要。
zhè cì huì yì de jīng shén hěn zhòng yào.
The key message of this meeting is important.
Easily confused
- 精神 — jīngshén means spirit or mind; jīngshen (neutral tone) means lively or energetic.
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Meaningjīng shen(noun)
vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual
Examples
睡了一觉,我精神多了。
shuì le yí jiào, wǒ jīng shén duō le.
I feel much more alert after a nap.
这个小伙子看起来很精神。
zhè ge xiǎo huǒ zǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn jīng shén.
This young man looks sharp and energetic.
老人今天精神很好。
lǎo rén jīn tiān jīng shén hěn hǎo.
The old man is in good spirits today.
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Stroke order
TINH · 14 strokes
essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
THẦN · 9 strokes
God; abbr. for 舟
Related words
- 精彩 jīng cǎi — wonderful; marvelous; brilliant
- 精力 jīng lì — energy
- 精心 jīng xīn — with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed
- 酒精 jiǔ jīng — alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol
- 精确 jīng què — accurate; precise
- 精致 jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
- 精华 jīng huá — best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
- 精通 jīng tōng — to be proficient in; to master (a subject)