精

jīng

HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

1. essence
2. extract
3. vitality
4. energy
5. semen
6. sperm
7. mythical goblin spirit
8. highly perfected
9. elite
10. the pick of sth
11. proficient (refined ability)
12. extremely (fine)
13. selected rice (archaic)

Example Sentences

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算帳愈是 精 確, 友誼愈是堅定。

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Words Containing 精

• 精魂 jīng hún: spirit
• 受精 shòu jīng: to receive sperm
• 精神疾病 jīng shén jí bìng: mental illness
• 精品 jīng pǐn: quality goods
• 精怪 jīng guài: supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)
• 精密 jīng mì: accuracy
• 殚精竭虑 dān jīng jié lǜ: to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
• 精密化 jīng mì huà: refinement
• 精减 jīng jiǎn: to reduce
• 精酿啤酒 jīng niàng pí jiǔ: craft beer
• 精微 jīng wēi: subtle
• 全副精力 quán fù jīng lì: to concentrate entirely on sth
• 精诚所至，金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi: lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
• 精力 jīng lì: energy
• 精神疗法 jīng shén liáo fǎ: psychotherapy
• 精油 jīng yóu: essential oil
• 精囊 jīng náng: spermatophore
• 抗精神病 kàng jīng shén bìng: antipsychotic (drug)
• 精神病学 jīng shén bìng xué: psychiatry
• 食不厌精，脍不厌细 shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì: lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)
• 瘦肉精 shòu ròu jīng: leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
• 精白 jīng bái: pure white
• 精神日本人 jīng shén rì běn rén: (neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)
• 洗洁精 xǐ jié jīng: dishwashing liquid
• 精兵 jīng bīng: elite troops
• 精矿 jīng kuàng: refined ore
• 戏精 xì jīng: (neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person
• 精河 jīng hé: Jing Nahiyisi or Jinghe county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
• 糖精 táng jīng: saccharin
• 精神分裂症 jīng shén fēn liè zhèng: schizophrenia
• 精湛 jīng zhàn: consummate
• 精打光 jīng dǎ guāng: with absolutely nothing
• 精简开支 jīng jiǎn kāi zhī: to reduce spending
• 地精 dì jīng: gnome
• 精神药物 jīng shén yào wù: psychotropic drugs
• 中国精密机械进出口公司 zhōng guó jīng mì jī xiè jìn chū kǒu gōng sī: China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
• 屁精 pì jīng: (slang) gay
• 精氨酸 jīng ān suān: argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid
• 取其精华，去其糟粕 qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò: take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
• 精致 jīng zhì: delicate
• 卵精巢 luǎn jīng cháo: ovaries and testes
• 精选 jīng xuǎn: carefully chosen
• 精讲多练 jīng jiǎng duō liàn: to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)
• 没精打彩 méi jīng dǎ cǎi: listless
• 精诚所加，金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi: see 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]
• 精子 jīng zǐ: sperm
• 精益求精 jīng yì qiú jīng: to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
• 精索静脉曲张 jīng suǒ jìng mài qū zhāng: varicocele (medicine)
• 洗发精 xǐ fà jīng: shampoo
• 未受精 wèi shòu jīng: unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
• 精神科医生 jīng shén kē yī shēng: psychiatrist
• 精神百倍 jīng shén bǎi bèi: one's vigor thoroughly restored
• 精干高效 jīng gàn gāo xiào: top-notch efficiency
• 有精神病 yǒu jīng shén bìng: insane
• 精神训话 jīng shén xùn huà: pep talk
• 麦芽糊精 mài yá hú jīng: maltodextrin
• 精气神 jīng qì shén: the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jīng], 氣|气[qì], and 神[shén]
• 燕菜精 yàn cài jīng: agar-agar powder
• 精美 jīng měi: delicate
• 精神衰弱 jīng shén shuāi ruò: psychasthenia
• 精神财富 jīng shén cái fù: spiritual wealth
• 精尽人亡 jīng jìn rén wáng: to die from excessive ejaculation
• 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú: preparations for war are in an advanced state
• 精力充沛 jīng lì chōng pèi: vigorous
• 奉献精神 fèng xiàn jīng shén: spirit of devotion; dedication
• 精神支柱 jīng shén zhī zhù: moral pillars
• 体外受精 tǐ wài shòu jīng: in vitro fertilization
• 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài: weird
• 精简 jīng jiǎn: to simplify
• 精研 jīng yán: to research carefully
• 精神性 jīng shén xìng: spirituality
• 精算 jīng suàn: actuarial
• 精读课 jīng dú kè: intensive reading course
• 精耕细作 jīng gēng xì zuò: intensive farming
• 精明 jīng míng: astute; shrewd; smart
• 精于 jīng yú: skillful in
• 精神 jīng shén: spirit
• 精读 jīng dú: to read carefully and thoroughly
• 团队精神 tuán duì jīng shén: group mentality
• 汪精卫 wāng jīng wèi: Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
• 精巢 jīng cháo: (zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle
• 精雕细刻 jīng diāo xì kè: lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
• 精制 jīng zhì: refined
• 精神健康 jīng shén jiàn kāng: mental health
• 害人精 hài rén jīng: goblin that kills or harms people
• 蜂王精 fēng wáng jīng: royal jelly
• 精神病医院 jīng shén bìng yī yuàn: psychiatric hospital
• 小人精 xiǎo rén jīng: exceptionally bright kid
• 精打细算 jīng dǎ xì suàn: meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
• 酒精性 jiǔ jīng xìng: alcoholic (beverage)
• 酒精洗手液 jiǔ jīng xǐ shǒu yè: alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• 精心 jīng xīn: with utmost care
• 射精管 shè jīng guǎn: ejaculatory duct
• 小精灵 xiǎo jīng líng: elf
• 精神病患 jīng shén bìng huàn: mental illness
• 精液 jīng yè: semen
• 吞精 tūn jīng: to swallow semen
• 精纯 jīng chún: pure
• 酒精 jiǔ jīng: alcohol
• 精神学家 jīng shén xué jiā: psychologist
• 人精 rén jīng: sophisticate
• 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié: spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
• 契约精神 qì yuē jīng shén: culture of honoring contractual obligations
• 精挑细选 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn: to select very carefully
• 酒精灯 jiǔ jīng dēng: spirit lamp
• 人工授精 rén gōng shòu jīng: artificial insemination
• 物质文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng: material and spiritual culture
• 精品店 jīng pǐn diàn: boutique
• 杠精 gàng jīng: (slang) (neologism c. 2018) argumentative person
• 矿油精 kuàng yóu jīng: mineral spirits
• 精炼 jīng liàn: to refine (a substance)
• 无精症 wú jīng zhèng: azoospermia (medicine)
• 奶精 nǎi jīng: non-dairy creamer
• 精度 jīng dù: precision
• 储精囊 chǔ jīng náng: seminal vesicle
• 排骨精 pái gǔ jīng: (jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones
• 精神分析 jīng shén fēn xī: psychoanalysis
• 香草精 xiāng cǎo jīng: vanilla
• 没精打采 méi jīng dǎ cǎi: listless
• 精深 jīng shēn: refined
• 精华 jīng huá: best feature
• 精确度 jīng què dù: accuracy
• 狐狸精 hú li jīng: fox-spirit
• 精干 jīng gàn: crack (troops)
• 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín: mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
• 蓝精灵 lán jīng líng: the Smurfs
• 阴精 yīn jīng: sex fluids
• 蓝色小精灵 lán sè xiǎo jīng líng: the Smurfs
• 亲爱精诚 qīn ài jīng chéng: camaraderie
• 精神焕发 jīng shén huàn fā: in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
• 精米 jīng mǐ: refined rice
• 精光 jīng guāng: nothing left (money, food etc)
• 输精管 shū jīng guǎn: vas deferens
• 创新精神 chuàng xīn jīng shén: creativity
• 养精蓄锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì: to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
• 精神饱满 jīng shén bǎo mǎn: full of vigor (idiom)
• 白骨精 bái gǔ jīng: White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[xī yóu jì])
• 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng: extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
• 精巧 jīng qiǎo: elaborate
• 精子密度 jīng zǐ mì dù: sperm concentration, often called sperm count
• 精于此道 jīng yú cǐ dào: to be proficient in the area of
• 精细 jīng xì: fine
• 精灵文 jīng líng wén: Elvish (language of elves)
• 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn: wide-ranging and profound
• 精神领袖 jīng shén lǐng xiù: spiritual leader (of a nation or church)
• 精粹 jīng cuì: succinct
• 精神官能症 jīng shén guān néng zhèng: neurosis
• 精通 jīng tōng: to be proficient in
• 无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi: dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
• 蛇精病 shé jīng bìng: (slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shén jīng bìng]) crazy person
• 精灵宝钻 jīng líng bǎo zuàn: treasure of spirits
• 精密陶瓷 jīng mì táo cí: fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc)
• 精明强干 jīng míng qiáng gàn: intelligent and capable (idiom)
• 精索 jīng suǒ: spermatic cord (anatomy)
• 精义 jīng yì: quintessence
• 精神病 jīng shén bìng: mental disorder
• 类精神分裂型人格违常 lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng: schizoid personality disorder (SPD)
• 精诚 jīng chéng: sincerity
• 精卫填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi: lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
• 受精囊 shòu jīng náng: seminal receptacle
• 洗碗精 xǐ wǎn jīng: dishwashing liquid
• 精妙 jīng miào: exquisite
• 精明能干 jīng míng néng gàn: able and efficient
• 聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén: to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
• 精神恍惚 jīng shén huǎng hū: absent-minded
• 精神奕奕 jīng shén yì yì: in great spirits
• 精灵 jīng líng: spirit
• 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi: dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
• 精神狂乱 jīng shén kuáng luàn: delirium
• 精神满腹 jīng shén mǎn fù: full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced
• 殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lǜ: to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
• 受精卵 shòu jīng luǎn: fertilized ovum
• 精装 jīng zhuāng: hardcover (book)
• 遗精 yí jīng: nocturnal emission
• 精卫 jīng wèi: mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wá] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[yán dì]
• 精诚所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì: no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
• 精辟 jīng pì: clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
• 精炼厂 jīng liàn chǎng: refinery (of oil etc)
• 精密仪器 jīng mì yí qì: precision instruments
• 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn: short but intrepid (idiom)
• 精确 jīng què: accurate; precise
• 精英 jīng yīng: cream
• 精河县 jīng hé xiàn: Jing Nahiyisi or Jinghe county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
• 精准 jīng zhǔn: accurate
• 精神状态 jīng shén zhuàng tài: mental state
• 味精 wèi jīng: monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• 精神抖擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu: spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits
• 精疲力尽 jīng pí lì jìn: spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
• 精神生活 jīng shén shēng huó: spiritual or moral life
• 精虫 jīng chóng: spermatozoon
• 酒精饮料 jiǔ jīng yǐn liào: liquor
• 精当 jīng dàng: precise and appropriate
• 精神 jīng shen: vigor
• 射精 shè jīng: ejaculation
• 精致露营 jīng zhì lù yíng: glamping (neologism c. 2019)
• 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn: (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
• 鸡精 jī jīng: chicken bouillon powder (PRC)
• 精彩 jīng cǎi: wonderful
• 精神崩溃 jīng shén bēng kuì: nervous breakdown
• 取其精华 qǔ qí jīng huá: to take the best
• 马屁精 mǎ pì jīng: toady
• 高精度 gāo jīng dù: high precision
• 精瘦 jīng shòu: (coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)
• 猪精 zhū jīng: pork bouillon powder
• 精神文明 jīng shén wén míng: spiritual culture
• 精神学 jīng shén xué: psychology
• 体大思精 tǐ dà sī jīng: extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing)
• 芬多精 fēn duō jīng: phytoncide (biochemistry)
• 精工 jīng gōng: Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company
• 小妖精 xiǎo yāo jīng: goblin
• 抖擞精神 dǒu sǒu jīng shén: to gather one's spirits
• 精锐 jīng ruì: elite (e.g. troops)
• 励精图治 lì jīng tú zhì: (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
• 麦乳精 mài rǔ jīng: malt milk extract
• 风油精 fēng yóu jīng: essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
• 妖精 yāo jing: evil spirit
• 酒精中毒 jiǔ jīng zhòng dú: alcoholism
• 精算师 jīng suàn shī: actuary
• 精神性厌食症 jīng shén xìng yàn shí zhèng: anorexia nervosa
• 精神科 jīng shén kē: psychiatry
• 糊精 hú jīng: dextrin
• 精神错乱 jīng shén cuò luàn: insanity
• 精进 jīng jìn: to forge ahead vigorously
• 精虫冲脑 jīng chóng chōng nǎo: lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head
• 精良 jīng liáng: excellent
• 精粮 jīng liáng: refined grain (rice, wheat etc)
• 黄精 huáng jīng: King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum)
• 创业精神 chuàng yè jīng shén: enterprising spirit
• 提起精神 tí qǐ jīng shen: to raise one's spirits
• 香精 xiāng jīng: seasoning
• 授精 shòu jīng: insemination
• 精髓 jīng suǐ: marrow