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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