精 in English
- essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)
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How it used to be written
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Chu manuscripts 戰國.楚 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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与她的相遇丰富了他的精神生活。
His encounter with her is enriching his inner life.
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个人自由是民主的精髓。
Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.
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为了养足精神，你应该早点去睡觉。
You should go to sleep early, for restfulness sake.
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为了她的重要约会，她精心打扮了一下。
She got all dolled up for her big date.
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他为精神的洁净和获得道的方法教深思，道是表示人类最高的精神理想的一个原则。
He taught contemplation as a means of spiritual purification and the attainment of the Dao, a principle that signifies the highest spiritual ideals of mankind.
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他们太吵了，我没办法集中精神了。
They're too noisy; I can't concentrate.
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他把全部精力放到实验中了。
All his energies were devoted to the experiment.
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他精通波斯语。
He is proficient in Farsi.