Translation of 精 to English with examples of 精 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

精

jīng

adj./adv. refined, picked; skilled, proficient; delicate, exquisite; smart, clever, shrewd; (spoken) extremely, very

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Other meanings

[jīng] n. essence, extract; energy, spirit; sperm; goblin, demon
[jīng] n. (TCM) essence of life, fundamental substance maintaining the body's functions

CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

米 rice

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

WRITE STROKE BY STROKE

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

精美

jīng měi

adj. exquisite, elegant

精于算术的人

精於算術的人

jīng yú suàn shù de rén

n. arithmetician

精选

精選

jīng xuǎn

adj./v. carefully chosen, handpicked, best of the bunch; concentration (mining), concentrate, winnow

精湛

jīng zhàn

adj. consummate, exquisite

精彩

jīng cǎi

adj. splendid; beautiful

钱用得精光。

錢用得精光。

qián yòng de jīng guāng

phr. The money was spent away with nothing left.

精兵

jīng bīng

n. picked troops, crack troops

精于

精於

jīng yú

v. be proficient in, be skilled in

他精通冶金技术。

他精通冶金技術。

tā jīng tōng yě jīn jì shù

phr. He masters the metallurgical technology.