精 jīng in a sentence
Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent)
精 (jīng) means Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent). Below are 24 of the 54 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
睡好觉才有 精 神。
Shuì hǎo jiào cái yǒu jīngshen.
You only have energy after a good sleep.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 精神
他 精 通三门外语。
Tā jīngtōng sān mén wàiyǔ.
He has a thorough command of three foreign languages.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精通
比赛的过程很 精 彩。
Bǐsài de guòchéng hěn jīngcǎi.
The match itself was wonderful.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 过程
今天的表演很 精 彩。
Jīntiān de biǎoyǎn hěn jīngcǎi.
Today's performance was wonderful.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 精彩
昨天的辩论很 精 彩。
Zuótiān de biànlùn hěn jīngcǎi.
Yesterday's debate was excellent.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 辩论
公司 精 简了管理层。
Gōngsī jīngjiǎn le guǎnlǐcéng.
The company streamlined its management layer.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精简
他的描述非常 精 确。
Tā de miáoshù fēicháng jīngquè.
His description is extremely precise.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精确
花园被 精 心打理过。
Huāyuán bèi jīngxīn dǎlǐ guo.
The garden has been meticulously tended.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精心
餐厅的摆盘很 精 致。
Cāntīng de bǎi pán hěn jīngzhì.
The restaurant's plating is very refined.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精致
用酒 精 给伤口消毒。
Yòng jiǔjīng gěi shāngkǒu xiāodú.
Disinfect the wound with alcohol.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 酒精
那是一场 精 彩的比赛。
Nà shì yì chǎng jīngcǎi de bǐsài.
That was a brilliant match.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 精彩
他理发以后 精 神多了。
Tā lǐfà yǐhòu jīngshen duō le.
He looks much smarter after his haircut.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 理发
她过日子很 精 打细算。
Tā guò rìzi hěn jīng dǎ xì suàn.
She runs the household with careful budgeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算
项目预算要 精 打细算。
Xiàngmù yùsuàn yào jīng dǎ xì suàn.
A project budget must be worked out with care.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算
请把报告再 精 简一些。
Qǐng bǎ bàogào zài jīngjiǎn yìxiē.
Please trim the report down a bit more.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精简
这是一台 精 密的仪器。
Zhè shì yì tái jīngmì de yíqì.
This is a precision instrument.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精密
他做事总是 精 益求 精 。
Tā zuòshì zǒngshì jīng yì qiú jīng.
He always strives to do things better still.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精益求精
这本推理小说很 精 彩。
Zhè běn tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō hěn jīngcǎi.
This detective novel is excellent.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 推理
我把 精 力都放在工作上。
Wǒ bǎ jīnglì dōu fàng zài gōngzuò shàng.
I put all my energy into work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 精力
他今天看起来很有 精 神。
Tā jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn yǒu jīngshen.
He looks full of life today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 精神
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From the graded readers
我睡得很晚，第二天上班总是没 精 神。
wǒ shuì dehěn wǎn, dì'èr tiānshàng bān zǒngshì méi jīngshén.
I was going to sleep late, and always felt flat at work the next day.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
From the travel phrasebook
精 appears in 54 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 精
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Questions about 精
How is 精 used in a sentence?
This page shows 54 sentences using 精 (jīng, "Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 精 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 精 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 精?
The dictionary page for 精 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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