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jǐng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. a well
  2. 2. neat
  3. 3. orderly

Example Sentences

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此工業呈 噴式發展。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6391472)

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Words Containing 井

窨井盖
yìn jǐng gài

manhole cover

离家别井
lí jiā bié jǐng

to leave home; to abandon one's family

管井
guǎn jǐng

tube well

避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)

龙井市
lóng jǐng shì

Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

打井
dǎ jǐng

to dig a well

盐井
yán jǐng

Yanjing, common place name

井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

沙井
shā jǐng

manhole

暗井
àn jǐng

blind shaft

井盖
jǐng gài

manhole cover (more formally, 窨井蓋|窨井盖[yìn jǐng gài])

临渴穿井
lín kě chuān jǐng

lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision

绮井
qǐ jǐng

ceiling (architecture)

龙井茶
lóng jǐng chá

Longjing (tea)

玉井
yù jǐng

Yuching township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

钻井平台
zuān jǐng píng tái

(oil) drilling platform

石炭井
shí tàn jǐng

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia

井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn

the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view

许愿井
xǔ yuàn jǐng

wishing well

钻井
zuān jǐng

to drill (e.g. for oil)

发射井
fā shè jǐng

launching silo

投井下石
tóu jǐng xià shí

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)

龙井乡
lóng jǐng xiāng

Longjing or Lungching Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

沙井口
shā jǐng kǒu

manhole

井田制
jǐng tián zhì

well-field system

井井
jǐng jǐng

always clean

盐井县
yán jǐng xiàn

Yanjing former county (1917-1917), now part of Markam county 芒康縣|芒康县[máng kāng xiàn] in Chamdo prefecture, Tibet

贡井
gòng jǐng

Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan

深井
shēn jǐng

Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)

窨井
yìn jǐng

inspection shaft

井陉县
jǐng xíng xiàn

Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

盐井乡
yán jǐng xiāng

Yanjing village, common place name

井陉
jǐng xíng

Jingxing county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

井喷
jǐng pēn

(oil) blowout

天井
tiān jǐng

courtyard

竖井
shù jǐng

vertical shaft (for mining, ventilation systems etc)

井冈山市
jǐng gāng shān shì

Jinggangshan, county-level city in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

三井
sān jǐng

Mitsui (Japanese company)

龙井
lóng jǐng

Longjing, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[yán biān cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì zhōu], Jilin

甘井子区
gān jǐng zi qū

Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[dà lián shì], Liaoning

吃水不忘挖井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén

see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]

井研
jǐng yán

Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

井田
jǐng tián

the well-field system of ancient China

油井
yóu jǐng

oil well

市井小民
shì jǐng xiǎo mín

ordinary people

王府井
wáng fǔ jǐng

Wangfujing neighborhood of central Beijing, famous for shopping

井水不犯河水
jǐng shuǐ bù fàn hé shuǐ

everyone minds their own business

井号
jǐng hào

number sign # (punctuation)

自流井
zì liú jǐng

Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan

沉井
chén jǐng

open caisson

井然
jǐng rán

tidy, methodical

贡井区
gòng jǐng qū

Gongjing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan

井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù

everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy

河水不犯井水
hé shuǐ bù fàn jǐng shuǐ

lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.

井研县
jǐng yán xiàn

Jingwan county in Leshan 樂山|乐山[lè shān], Sichuan

电梯井
diàn tī jǐng

elevator shaft

吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

坑井
kēng jǐng

(mine) galleries and pits

矿井
kuàng jǐng

a mine

坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

井陉矿区
jǐng xíng kuàng qū

Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei

井口
jǐng kǒu

entrance to mine

石炭井区
shí tàn jǐng qū

Shitanjing subdistrict of Dawukou district 大武口區|大武口区[dà wǔ kǒu qū] of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市[shí zuǐ shān shì], Ningxia

跳井
tiào jǐng

to jump into a well (to drown oneself, esp. of ladies in fiction)

背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā

the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)

凿井
záo jǐng

to dig a well

井字棋
jǐng zì qí

tic-tac-toe

从井救人
cóng jǐng jiù rén

to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

井冈山
jǐng gāng shān

Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region

落井下石
luò jǐng xià shí

to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom)

狼井
láng jǐng

wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes

井下
jǐng xià

underground

市井
shì jǐng

marketplace

探井
tàn jǐng

(mining) test pit

井陉矿
jǐng xíng kuàng

Jingxingkuang District of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[shí jiā zhuāng shì], Hebei

自流井区
zì liú jǐng qū

Ziliujing District of Zigong City 自貢市|自贡市[zì gòng shì], Sichuan

秩序井然
zhì xù jǐng rán

in perfect order

水井
shuǐ jǐng

(water) well