jīng

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Definitions

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

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算帳愈是 確, 友誼愈是堅定。
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Words Containing 精

博大精深
bó dà jīng shēn

wide-ranging and profound

味精
wèi jīng

monosodium glutamate (MSG)

无精打采
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless

精力
jīng lì

energy

精品
jīng pǐn

quality goods

精妙
jīng miào

exquisite

精密
jīng mì

accuracy

精彩
jīng cǎi

wonderful

精心
jīng xīn

with utmost care

精打细算
jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

精明
jīng míng

astute; shrewd; smart

精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent

精益求精
jīng yì qiú jīng

to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving

精确
jīng què

accurate; precise

精神
jīng shén

spirit

精神
jīng shen

vigor

精神病
jīng shén bìng

mental disorder

精简
jīng jiǎn

to simplify

精细
jīng xì

fine

精致
jīng zhì

delicate

精美
jīng měi

delicate

精英
jīng yīng

cream

精华
jīng huá

best feature

精通
jīng tōng

to be proficient in

精髓
jīng suǐ

marrow

聚精会神
jù jīng huì shén

to concentrate one's attention (idiom)

酒精
jiǔ jīng

alcohol

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)

人工授精
rén gōng shòu jīng

artificial insemination

人精
rén jīng

sophisticate

储精囊
chǔ jīng náng

seminal vesicle

全副精力
quán fù jīng lì

to concentrate entirely on sth

兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú

preparations for war are in an advanced state

创新精神
chuàng xīn jīng shén

creativity

创业精神
chuàng yè jīng shén

enterprising spirit

励精图治
lì jīng tú zhì

(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)

博而不精
bó ér bù jīng

extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything

卵精巢
luǎn jīng cháo

ovaries and testes

取其精华
qǔ qí jīng huá

to take the best

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)

受精
shòu jīng

to receive sperm

受精卵
shòu jīng luǎn

fertilized ovum

受精囊
shòu jīng náng

seminal receptacle

古灵精怪
gǔ líng jīng guài

weird

吞精
tūn jīng

to swallow semen

团队精神
tuán duì jīng shén

group mentality

地精
dì jīng

gnome

奉献精神
fèng xiàn jīng shén

spirit of devotion; dedication

契约精神
qì yuē jīng shén

culture of honoring contractual obligations

奶精
nǎi jīng

non-dairy creamer

妖精
yāo jing

evil spirit

害人精
hài rén jīng

goblin that kills or harms people

射精
shè jīng

ejaculation

射精管
shè jīng guǎn

ejaculatory duct

小人精
xiǎo rén jīng

exceptionally bright kid

小妖精
xiǎo yāo jīng

goblin

小精灵
xiǎo jīng líng

elf

屁精
pì jīng

(slang) gay

戏精
xì jīng

(neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person

抖擞精神
dǒu sǒu jīng shén

to gather one's spirits

抗精神病
kàng jīng shén bìng

antipsychotic (drug)

授精
shòu jīng

insemination

排骨精
pái gǔ jīng

(jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones

提起精神
tí qǐ jīng shen

to raise one's spirits

有精神病
yǒu jīng shén bìng

insane

未受精
wèi shòu jīng

unfertilized (of ova, not soil)

杠精
gàng jīng

(slang) (neologism c. 2018) argumentative person

业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín

mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.

殚精极虑
dān jīng jí lǜ

to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly

殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ

to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly

汪精卫
wāng jīng wèi

Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator

没精打彩
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

没精打采
méi jīng dǎ cǎi

listless

洗洁精
xǐ jié jīng

dishwashing liquid

洗碗精
xǐ wǎn jīng

dishwashing liquid

洗发精
xǐ fà jīng

shampoo

无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi

dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality

无精症
wú jīng zhèng

azoospermia (medicine)

燕菜精
yàn cài jīng

agar-agar powder

物质文明和精神文明
wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng

material and spiritual culture

狐狸精
hú li jīng

fox-spirit

瘦肉精
shòu ròu jīng

leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)

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])

短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn

(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)

矮小精悍
ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn

short but intrepid (idiom)

矿油精
kuàng yóu jīng

mineral spirits

精光
jīng guāng

nothing left (money, food etc)

精兵
jīng bīng

elite troops

精力充沛
jīng lì chōng pèi

vigorous

精品店
jīng pǐn diàn

boutique

精囊
jīng náng

spermatophore

精子
jīng zǐ

sperm

精子密度
jīng zǐ mì dù

sperm concentration, often called sperm count

精密仪器
jīng mì yí qì

precision instruments

精密化
jīng mì huà

refinement

精密陶瓷
jīng mì táo cí

fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc)

精巢
jīng cháo

(zoology) spermary; (in higher animals) testicle

精工
jīng gōng

Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company

精巧
jīng qiǎo

elaborate

精干
jīng gàn

crack (troops)

精干高效
jīng gàn gāo xiào

top-notch efficiency

精度
jīng dù

precision

精微
jīng wēi

subtle

精怪
jīng guài

supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)

精打光
jīng dǎ guāng

with absolutely nothing

精挑细选
jīng tiāo xì xuǎn

to select very carefully

精于
jīng yú

skillful in

精于此道
jīng yú cǐ dào

to be proficient in the area of

精明强干
jīng míng qiáng gàn

intelligent and capable (idiom)

精明能干
jīng míng néng gàn

able and efficient

精气神
jīng qì shén

the three energies of Chinese medicine: 精[jīng], 氣|气[qì], and 神[shén]

精氨酸
jīng ān suān

argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid

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

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

精油
jīng yóu

essential oil

精液
jīng yè

semen

精深
jīng shēn

refined

精减
jīng jiǎn

to reduce

精湛
jīng zhàn

consummate

精准
jīng zhǔn

accurate

精炼
jīng liàn

to refine (a substance)

精炼厂
jīng liàn chǎng

refinery (of oil etc)

精当
jīng dàng

precise and appropriate

精疲力尽
jīng pí lì jìn

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent

精瘦
jīng shòu

(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc)

精白
jīng bái

pure white

精尽人亡
jīng jìn rén wáng

to die from excessive ejaculation

精研
jīng yán

to research carefully

精确度
jīng què dù

accuracy

精矿
jīng kuàng

refined ore

精神健康
jīng shén jiàn kāng

mental health

精神分析
jīng shén fēn xī

psychoanalysis

精神分裂症
jīng shén fēn liè zhèng

schizophrenia

精神奕奕
jīng shén yì yì

in great spirits

精神学
jīng shén xué

psychology

精神学家
jīng shén xué jiā

psychologist

精神官能症
jīng shén guān néng zhèng

neurosis

精神崩溃
jīng shén bēng kuì

nervous breakdown

精神性
jīng shén xìng

spirituality

精神性厌食症
jīng shén xìng yàn shí zhèng

anorexia nervosa

精神恍惚
jīng shén huǎng hū

absent-minded

精神抖擞
jīng shén dǒu sǒu

spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits

精神支柱
jīng shén zhī zhù

moral pillars

精神文明
jīng shén wén míng

spiritual culture

精神日本人
jīng shén rì běn rén

(neologism) (derog.) Japanophile (esp. a Chinese admirer of WWII-era Japan)

精神满腹
jīng shén mǎn fù

full of wisdom (idiom); astute and widely experienced

精神焕发
jīng shén huàn fā

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor

精神状态
jīng shén zhuàng tài

mental state

精神狂乱
jīng shén kuáng luàn

delirium

精神生活
jīng shén shēng huó

spiritual or moral life

精神疾病
jīng shén jí bìng

mental illness

精神病学
jīng shén bìng xué

psychiatry

精神病患
jīng shén bìng huàn

mental illness

精神病医院
jīng shén bìng yī yuàn

psychiatric hospital

精神疗法
jīng shén liáo fǎ

psychotherapy

精神百倍
jīng shén bǎi bèi

one's vigor thoroughly restored

精神科
jīng shén kē

psychiatry

精神科医生
jīng shén kē yī shēng

psychiatrist

精神药物
jīng shén yào wù

psychotropic drugs

精神衰弱
jīng shén shuāi ruò

psychasthenia

精神训话
jīng shén xùn huà

pep talk

精神财富
jīng shén cái fù

spiritual wealth

精神错乱
jīng shén cuò luàn

insanity

精神领袖
jīng shén lǐng xiù

spiritual leader (of a nation or church)

精神饱满
jīng shén bǎo mǎn

full of vigor (idiom)

精算
jīng suàn

actuarial

精算师
jīng suàn shī

actuary

精简开支
jīng jiǎn kāi zhī

to reduce spending

精米
jīng mǐ

refined rice

精粹
jīng cuì

succinct

精粮
jīng liáng

refined grain (rice, wheat etc)

精纯
jīng chún

pure

精索
jīng suǒ

spermatic cord (anatomy)

精索静脉曲张
jīng suǒ jìng mài qū zhāng

varicocele (medicine)

精致露营
jīng zhì lù yíng

glamping (neologism c. 2019)

精义
jīng yì

quintessence

精耕细作
jīng gēng xì zuò

intensive farming

精良
jīng liáng

excellent

精虫
jīng chóng

spermatozoon

精虫冲脑
jīng chóng chōng nǎo

lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head

精卫
jīng wèi

mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wá] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[yán dì]

精卫填海
jīng wèi tián hǎi

lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition

精装
jīng zhuāng

hardcover (book)

精制
jīng zhì

refined

精诚
jīng chéng

sincerity

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]

精诚所至
jīng chéng suǒ zhì

no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)

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)

精讲多练
jīng jiǎng duō liàn

to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)

精读
jīng dú

to read carefully and thoroughly

精读课
jīng dú kè

intensive reading course

精进
jīng jìn

to forge ahead vigorously

精选
jīng xuǎn

carefully chosen

精酿啤酒
jīng niàng pí jiǔ

craft beer

精锐
jīng ruì

elite (e.g. troops)

精辟
jīng pì

clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)

精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè

lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision

精灵
jīng líng

spirit

精灵宝钻
jīng líng bǎo zuàn

treasure of spirits

精灵文
jīng líng wén

Elvish (language of elves)