精 jīng

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. jīng noun semen; sperm
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (CCD '精' 8; Unihan '精'; XHZD '精' 5)
4. jīng adjective fine; careful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '精' 4; XHZD '精' 1)
5. jīng adjective clever; smart
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '精' 5; XHZD '精' 2)
6. jīng noun marrow; pith
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 1a, p. 216)
7. jīng noun the finest; quintessence
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 3, p. 216)
8. jīng adjective subtle
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 3b, p. 216)
9. jīng adjective detailed; precise
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '精' 4, p. 216)
10. jīng adjective complete; perfect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 完美 (CCD '精' 3; XHZD '精' 4)
11. jīng adjective proficient; skilled
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '精' 6; Kroll 2015 '精' 5, pp. 216-217; XHZD '精' 6)
12. jīng adverb very; extremely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '精' 10; XHZD '精' 7)
13. jīng adjective refined; concentrated
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '精' 1; Kroll 2015 '精' 3a, p. 216)
14. 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

• 团队精神(團隊精神) group mentality; collectivism; solidarity; team spirit
• 精神错乱(精神錯亂) insanity
• 酒精中毒 alcoholism; alcohol poisoning
• 精简开支(精簡開支) to reduce spending; to cut spending
• 精诚所至，金石为开(精誠所至，金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
• 精神病 a mental disorder ; psychosis
• 精细(精細) fine; delicate ; meticulous; careful ; clear minded
• 高精度 precision
• 精米 refined rice
• 马屁精(馬屁精) toady; bootlicker
• 体外受精(體外受精) in vitro fertilization
• 精洁(精潔) refined and pure
• 无精打采(無精打采) dispirited and downcast; listless; in low spirits; washed out
• 小人精 exceptionally bright kid; child prodigy
• 米精 rice cereal for infants
• 食不厌精脍不厌细(食不厭精膾不厭細) He did not dislike to have his rice finely cleaned, nor to have his mince meat cut quite small.
• 精囊 spermatophore
• 精神焕发(精神煥發) in high spirits; glowing with health and vigor
• 龙马精神(龍馬精神) old but still full of vitality
• 精美 delicate; fine; refined
• 奶精 non-dairy creamer
• 精神病学(精神病學) psychiatry
• 精干高效(精幹高效) top-notch efficiency
• 糖精 saccharin
• 精神满腹(精神滿腹) full of wisdom; astute and widely experienced
• 精神性 spirituality; mental; nervous; psychogenic
• 无精症(無精症) azoospermia
• 精力充沛 vigorous; energetic
• 香草精 vanilla; vanilla extract; methyl vanillin C8H8O3
• 精减(精減) to reduce; to pare down; to streamline
• 精诚所加，金石为开(精誠所加，金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
• 精当(精當) precise and appropriate
• 精神权利(精神權利) moral rights
• 精于(精於) to be skillful in; to be proficient in; to be adept at
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
• 精神抖擞(精神抖擻) spirit trembling with excitement; in high spirits; lively and full of enthusiasm; full of energy; con brio
• 精品 quality goods; products
• 精神分析学(精神分析學) psychoanalysis
• 精神学家(精神學家) psychologist
• 精神分析家 psychoanalyst
• 害人精 goblin that kills or harms people; wicked scoundrel; terrible pest
• 储精囊(儲精囊) seminal vesicle
• 遗精(遺精) nocturnal emission; wet dream
• 精干(精幹) crack (troops); special (forces); highly capable
• 精神病患 mental illness
• 射精 to ejaculate
• 精尽人亡(精盡人亡) to die from excessive ejaculation
• 精锐(精銳) elite
• 殚精竭虑(殫精竭慮) to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity; to think something through thoroughly; to rack one's brains; to leave no stone unturned

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白骨精 、 精灵宝钻

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 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
• 第九十二回 Chapter 92 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 16
• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — 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
• 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
• 精粗 (精粗) 布帛精粗不中數 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — 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
• 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
• 精象 (精象) 左精象日 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十八 辨物 Chapter 18: Distinguishes Things — count: 2
• 积精 (積精) 身以積精為德 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 解老第二十 Chapter 20: Commentaries on Laozi's Teachings — count: 2