精神 in English
- vigor / vitality / spirited / good-looking
- spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4]
Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested
Stroke order
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How it used to be written
精
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Chu manuscripts 戰國.楚 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
神
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Bronze script 西周中期 -
Clerical script 西晉 - See all 15 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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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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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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小心，精神依赖不是爱的同义词！
Careful! Emotional dependency is not synonymous with love!
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我们的生活不是由物质，而是由精神来决定的。
Not material, but spiritual things determine our life.