精 jīng
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jīng
noun
essence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 精华 (CCD '精' 2; Kroll 2015 '精' 1, p. 216; Unihan '精'; XHZD '精' 3) -
jīng
noun
spirit; energy; soul
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 7; Kroll 2015 '精' 2, p. 216; Unihan '精'; XHZD '精' 8) -
jīng
noun
semen; sperm
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CCD '精' 8; Unihan '精'; XHZD '精' 5) -
jīng
adjective
fine; careful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 4; XHZD '精' 1) -
jīng
adjective
clever; smart
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 5; XHZD '精' 2) -
jīng
noun
marrow; pith
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 1a, p. 216) -
jīng
noun
the finest; quintessence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 3, p. 216) -
jīng
adjective
subtle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 3b, p. 216) -
jīng
adjective
detailed; precise
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 4, p. 216) -
jīng
adjective
complete; perfect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 完美 (CCD '精' 3; XHZD '精' 4) -
jīng
adjective
proficient; skilled
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 6; Kroll 2015 '精' 5, pp. 216-217; XHZD '精' 6) -
jīng
adverb
very; extremely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 10; XHZD '精' 7) -
jīng
adjective
refined; concentrated
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '精' 1; Kroll 2015 '精' 3a, p. 216) -
jīng
noun
a demon; a specter
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 妖精 (CCD '精' 9; Kroll 2015 '精' 6, pp. 216-217; Sharf 2005, p. 171; XHZD '精' 8)
Contained in
- 精苦 to strive diligently
- 精通 to be proficient ; to act sincerely
- 精巢 testes
- 精打细算(精打細算) meticulous planning and careful accounting
- 精神生活 spiritual or moral life
- 害人精 goblin that kills or harms people; wicked scoundrel; terrible pest
- 精装(精裝) hardcover (book); elaborately packaged
- 精神疾病 mental illness
- 精诚(精誠) sincerity; absolute good faith
- 精华(精華) best feature; quintessence; essence ; spirit ; radiance
- 猴儿精(猴兒精) shrewd; clever
- 精锐(精銳) elite
- 精液 semen
- 父精母血 born from a mother and father
- 精益求精 to make something that is outstanding even better; to be constantly improving
- 精疲力尽(精疲力盡) spirit weary, strength exhausted; spent; drained; washed out
- 精品 quality goods; products
- 体外受精(體外受精) in vitro fertilization
- 精神学家(精神學家) psychologist
- 创业精神(創業精神) enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit
- 抗精神病 antipsychotic
- 矿油精(礦油精) mineral spirits
- 卵精巢 ovaries and testes
- 精囊 spermatophore
- 精魂 spirit; soul
- 精义(精義) quintessence; essentials ; deep meaning
- 精卫(精衛) Jingwei
- 精炼厂(精煉廠) refinery (of oil etc)
- 无精打彩(無精打彩) dull and colorless; lacking vitality; not lively
- 精准(精準) accurate; exact; precise; precision
- 排骨精 (jocularly) anorexic girl; a bag of bones
- 精神饱满(精神飽滿) full of vigor; lively; in high spirits
- 精密 accurate; exact; precise; refined ; delicate
- 精读(精讀) intensive reading; to peruse; perusal
- 兵精粮足(兵精糧足) elite soldiers, ample provisions; well-prepared forces
- 精神支柱 moral pillars; spiritual props
- 精算 actuarial
- 精明强干(精明強幹) intelligent and capable
- 精神错乱(精神錯亂) insanity
- 取其精华，去其糟粕(取其精華，去其糟粕) take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.
- 麦芽糊精(麥芽糊精) maltodextrin
- 精粹 succinct; pure and concise
- 射精管 ejaculatory duct
- 精神分裂症 schizophrenia
- 提起精神 to raise one's spirits; to take courage
- 精神文明 spiritual culture
- 精神狂乱(精神狂亂) delirium; mental illness
- 精密化 refinement; to add precision
- 短小精悍 small but robust; concise and forceful
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- 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 34
- 卷一百三十二 志第八十五 樂七 Volume 132 Treatises 85: Music 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 27
- 第九十回 Chapter 90 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 26
- 卷20 志第15 天文中 Volume 20 Treatises 15: Astronomy 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 23
- 卷一百三十三 志第八十六 樂八 Volume 133 Treatises 86: Music 8 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
- 卷五十八 Scroll 58 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 20
- 卷一百三十五 志第八十八 樂十 Volume 135 Treatises 88: Music 10 History of Song 宋史 — count: 19
- 第九十二回 Chapter 92 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 16
- 卷一百三十四 志第八十七 樂九 Volume 134 Treatises 87: Music 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
- 第六十回 Chapter 60 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 15
Collocations
- 精材 (精材) 求天下之精材 — Guanzi 管子, 幼官第八 Chapter 8: Young Officials — count: 4
- 精粗 (精粗) 布帛精粗不中數 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 3
- 精化 (精化) 二七十四而精化小通 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 3
- 致精 (致精) 夫欲致精者 — Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露, 卷七 考功名第二十一 通國身第二十二 三代改制質文第二十三 官制象天第二十四 堯舜不擅移湯武不專殺第二十五 服制第二十六 Scroll 7 — count: 3
- 精爽 (精爽) 是以有精爽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
- 精麤 (精麤) 士之精麤 — Guanzi 管子, 地圖第二十七 Chapter 27: Maps — count: 3
- 专精 (專精) 陰陽之專精為四時 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三 天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 3
- 精象 (精象) 左精象日 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 2
- 非一精 (非一精) 非一精之力 — Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋繁露, 卷六 服制像第十四 二端第十五 符瑞第十六 俞序第十七 離合根第十八 立元神第十九 保位權第二十 Scroll 6 — count: 2
- 精沐 (精沐) 知下明則見精沐 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難三第三十八 Chapter 38: Difficulties III — count: 2