精髓 jīng suǐ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˇ zing1 seoi5 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
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精
- 味精 wèi jīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥ mei6 zing1 monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- 精光 jīng guāng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ zing1 gwong1 nothing left (money, food etc)
- 精力 jīng lì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ zing1 lik6 energy
- 精品 jīng pǐn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zing1 ban2 quality goods
- 精妙 jīng miào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄠˋ zing1 miu6 exquisite
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- 精彩 jīng cǎi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄞˇ zing1 coi2 wonderful
- 精心 jīng xīn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zing1 sam1 with utmost care
- 精明 jīng míng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zing1 ming4 astute; shrewd; smart
- 精确 精確 jīng què ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄩㄝˋ zing1 kok3 accurate; precise
- 精神 jīng shén ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ zing1 san4 spirit
- 精神 jīng shen ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄕㄣ zing1 san4 vigor; vitality
- 精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zing1 gaan2 to simplify
- 精细 精細 jīng xì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˋ zing1 sai3 fine
- 精练 精練 jīng liàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˋ zing1 lin6 (textiles) to scour
- 精致 精緻 jīng zhì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓˋ zing1 zi3 delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
- 精美 jīng měi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄟˇ zing1 mei5 exquisite; elegant; fine
- 精英 jīng yīng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧㄥ zing1 jing1 cream
- 精华 精華 jīng huá ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˊ zing1 waa4 best feature
- 精通 jīng tōng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ zing1 tung1 to be proficient in
- 酒精 jiǔ jīng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄥ zau2 zing1 (coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
髓
- 延髓 yán suǐ ㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˇ jin4 seoi5 (anatomy) medulla oblongata
- 牙髓 yá suǐ ㄧㄚˊ ㄙㄨㄟˇ ngaa4 seoi5 tooth pulp
- 玉髓 yù suǐ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˇ juk6 seoi5 (mineralogy) chalcedony
- 真髓 zhēn suǐ ㄓㄣ ㄙㄨㄟˇ zan1 seoi5 essence
- 神髓 shén suǐ ㄕㄣˊ ㄙㄨㄟˇ san4 seoi5 lit. spirit and marrow
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- 脊髓 jǐ suǐ ㄐㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ zek3 seoi5 spinal cord
- 脑髓 腦髓 nǎo suǐ ㄋㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ nou5 seoi5 brain tissue
- 骨髓 gǔ suǐ ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ gwat1 seoi5 bone marrow
- 髓结 髓結 suǐ jié ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ seoi5 git3 pith knot (in timber)
- 髓脑 髓腦 suǐ nǎo ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄠˇ seoi5 nou5 brains
- 髓鞘 suǐ qiào ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ seoi5 ciu3 myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)
- 红玉髓 紅玉髓 hóng yù suǐ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˇ hung4 juk6 seoi5 (mineralogy) carnelian
- 红骨髓 紅骨髓 hóng gǔ suǐ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ hung4 gwat1 seoi5 red bone marrow; hematopoietic marrow
- 绿玉髓 綠玉髓 lǜ yù suǐ ㄌㄩˋ ㄩˋ ㄙㄨㄟˇ luk6 juk6 seoi5 (mineralogy) chrysoprase
- 脊髓炎 jǐ suǐ yán ㄐㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄢˊ zek3 seoi5 jim4 myelitis; inflammation of spinal cord
- 骨髓腔 gǔ suǐ qiāng ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄤ gwat1 seoi5 hong1 (anatomy) medullary cavity; marrow cavity of a bone
- 黄骨髓 黃骨髓 huáng gǔ suǐ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ wong4 gwat1 seoi5 yellow bone marrow
- 戳心灌髓 chuō xīn guàn suǐ ㄔㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˇ coek3 sam1 gun3 seoi5 (idiom) to strike at one's core; to deeply hurt sb
- 沦肌浃髓 淪肌浹髓 lún jī jiā suǐ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄙㄨㄟˇ leon4 gei1 zip3 seoi5 lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected
- 骨髓移植 gǔ suǐ yí zhí ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˇ ㄧˊ ㄓˊ gwat1 seoi5 ji4 zik6 (medicine) bone marrow transplant
Idioms with these characters
- 矮小精悍 ǎi xiǎo jīng hàn ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ ai2 siu2 zing1 hon6 short but intrepid (idiom)
- 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zing1 loeng4 zuk1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
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- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng ㄅㄛˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ bok3 ji4 bat1 zing1 extensive but not refined (idiom); to know something about everything
- 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ㄌㄩˋ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 精诚所至 精誠所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄓˋ zing1 sing4 so2 zi3 no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
- 精打细算 精打細算 jīng dǎ xì suàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ zing1 daa2 sai3 syun3 meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
Example sentences
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个人 個人 自由 是 民主 的 精髓 。
Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.
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太 可惜 了 ， 你 一点 一點 也 不 懂 它 的 精髓 。
It's really unfortunate. You don't understand at all its essence.
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喏 ， 这 這 是 我 的 秘密 。 很 简单 簡單 。 只有 用心 才能 看到 本质 本質 的 东西 東西 。 精髓 是 眼睛 看不见 看不見 的 。
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
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