经 (經) jīng
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jīng
verb
to go through; to experience
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous in this sense with 经过 jīngguò. For example, 经研究发现 'after research, discovered ...' (Gu Sou Henan, 2015-10-15) This example can be generalized to the pattern 经 (process) (state S) 'go through process P to arrive at state S.' In the example, the process is 研究 'research' and the state was that something was 发现 'discovered.' The subject is implied. The valency is three. 经 jīng also chains verbs together. Notice in the example that both arguments, 研究 'research' and 发现 'discover' are verbs. 经 jīng is the 97th most frequent word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Ho 2002, '经'). 经 jīng is also used in this sense in classical Chinese (GHDC 2007 '经' 9; Guoyu '經' v 4). For example, 熊經鳥申 'passing their time like the (dormant) bear, and stretching and twisting (the neck) like a bird' (Zhuangzi, Ingrained Ideas 莊子‧刻意; Legge 1891) -
jīng
noun
a sutra; a scripture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Buddhism (Guoyu '經' n 7). -
jīng
noun
warp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A set of lengthwise threads held in tension on a loom, as opposed to 纬 'warp' (GHDC 2007 '经' 1; Guoyu '經' n 1). For example, in the Book of Changes 周易: 雲,雷,屯;君子以經綸。“(The trigram representing) clouds and (that representing) thunder form Zhun. The superior man, in accordance with this, (adjusts his measures of government) as in sorting the threads of the warp and woof.” (Legge, 1899, Xiang Zhuan - Zhun) -
jīng
noun
longitude
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 经度 jīngdù in this sense, as opposed to 纬度 wěidù 'latitude.' North-south lines on the map or on the earth (GHDC 2007 '经' 2; Guoyu '經' n 2). -
jīng
adverb
often; regularly; frequently
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as jīngcháng, 正常 zhèngcháng, 寻常 xúncháng (GHDC 2007 '经' 4; Guoyu '經' adv). For example, 若晝夜之有經 'So it is with the regular phenomena of day and night' (Zhuangzi, The Way of Heaven 莊子‧天道; Legge 1891) -
jīng
verb
to administer; to engage in business; to run; to operate; to manage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 经营 jīngyíng or 治理 zhìlǐ (GHDC 2007 '经' 7; Guoyu '經' v 3). -
jīng
noun
a woman's period
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '經' n 9) -
jīng
verb
to bear; to endure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 承受 or 忍受 (Guoyu '經' v 5). -
jīng
verb
to hang; to die by hanging
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 上吊 or 缢死 (GHDC 2007 '经' 10; Guoyu '經' v 6). For example, 二女皆經自殺 'The two ladies took their own lives by hanging themselves.' (Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou 史記‧周本紀) -
jīng
noun
classics
Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
Notes: One of the four traditional classifications of literary genre: 经 classics, 子 masters, 史 histories, and 集 collections (Guoyu '經' n 6; Li 2017, p. 163) -
jīng
verb
to be frugal; to save
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 节约. -
jīng
noun
a classic; a scripture; canon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is the same as 经书 or 经典 (GHDC 2007 '经' 5). Prototypical examples are 诗经 The Book of Songs and 孝經 Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety). Giles: ‘The “Canon” of Confucianism. The sūtras of Buddhism and Taoism.’ (Giles 1892 '經') For example, 於是繙十二經以說 'On this he proceeded to give an abstract of the Twelve Classics to bring the other over to his views.' (Zhuangzi, The Way of Heaven 莊子‧天道; Legge 1891) Also, 俱誦墨經 'all repeated the texts of Mo' (Zhuangzi, Tian Xia 莊子‧天下; Legge 1891) Multi-character words related to this sense include 经训, 经术, 经传, and 经典. -
jīng
noun
a standard; a norm
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 经 is has the same meaning as 常道 chángdào or 规范 guīfàn (GHDC 2007 '经' 3). For example, 君人者,以己出經式義度 'when rulers gave forth their regulations according to their own views and enacted righteous measures ...' (Zhuangzi, The Normal Course for Rulers and Kings 莊子‧應帝王; Legge 1891) -
jīng
noun
a section of a Confucian work
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (GHDC 2007 '经' 6) -
jīng
verb
to measure
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 测量 cèliáng in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 8). -
jīng
noun
human pulse
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 经脉 jīngmài in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 11). -
jīng
noun
menstruation; a woman's period
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 经 jīng is synonymous with 月经 yuèjīng in this sense (GHDC 2007 '经' 12).
Contained in
- 经纬(經緯) main points; longitude and latitude ; warp and weft ; a perpendicular pattern of streets ; social order and laws ; to plan a policy; to organize; to lead
- 总经理(總經理) general manager
- 经济体制(經濟體制) economic system
- 总体经济学(總體經濟學) macroeconomics
- 行经(行經) to pass by; menstruation
- 不经意(不經意) not paying attention; carelessly; by accident
- 摩门经(摩門經) Book of Mormon
- 久经考验(久經考驗) well tested; seasoned; veteran
- 一本正经(一本正經) deadly serious
- 次经(次經) non-canonical text; dubious classic text; Apocrypha
- 经历风雨(經歷風雨) to go through thick and thin
- 经济舱(經濟艙) economy class
- 圣经段落(聖經段落) Bible passage
- 暗经(暗經) latent menstruation
- 知识经济(知識經濟) knowledge-based economy
- 证券经营(證券經營) share dealing; brokering
- 大肚子经济(大肚子經濟) Pregnancy-oriented Economy, new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China
- 神经毒素(神經毒素) neurotoxin
- 未经(未經) without having gone through
- 神经细胞(神經細胞) nerve cell; neuron
- 乐经(樂經) the Book of Music
- 经受(經受) to undergo; to endure; to withstand
- 经济基础(經濟基礎) socio-economic base; economic foundation
- 经意(經意) to be mindful; to pay attention to ; the true intent of the classic texts
- 经济增长率(經濟增長率) economic growth rate
- 经术(經術) Confucian studies
- 绝经(絕經) menopause
- 财经(財經) finance and economics
- 副经理(副經理) deputy director; assistant manager
- 经传(經傳) classic work
- 经济人(經濟人) homo economicus; economic man
- 神经中枢(神經中樞) nerve center
Also contained in
产经新闻 、 长江经济带 、 使用者经验 、 十三经 、 经略使 、 皇极经世 、 四书五经 、 书经 、 宝积经 、 经籍志 、 对外贸易经济合作部 、 阿鸠畱经 、 国家经济贸易委员会 、 蒋经国 、 化胡经 、 山海经 、 经济制裁 、 水经注 、 武经总要
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- 第九十八回 Chapter 98 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 93
- 卷五十九 Scroll 59 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 86
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Collocations
- 经十 (經十) 經十有一年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 53
- 经二十 (經二十) 經二十年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 19
- 经九 (經九) 經九年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
- 经七 (經七) 經七年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
- 经五 (經五) 經五年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
- 经四 (經四) 經四年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
- 经六 (經六) 經六年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
- 经三 (經三) 經三年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
- 经十年 (經十年) 經十年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7
- 经八 (經八) 經八年 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 7