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精彩

jīng cǎi · jing cai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. wonderful
  2. marvelous
  3. brilliant
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The dancing dog

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)公园(gōngyuán)的(de)演出(yǎnchū)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the park show yesterday?

  2. Dengdeng

    太(tài)精彩(jīngcǎi)了(le)！特别是(tèbiéshì)最后(zuìhòu)一个(yīgè)节目(jiémù)。

    It was amazing! Especially the last act.

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)什么(shénme)节目(jiémù)？

    What was the act?

  4. Dengdeng

    一只(yīzhī)狗(gǒu)在(zài)跳舞(tiàowǔ)。

    A dog dancing.

  5. Liangliang

    那只(nàzhī)狗(gǒu)跳(tiào)得(de)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)精彩(jīngcǎi)吧(ba)？

    Did the dog dance better than you?

  6. Dengdeng

    当然(dāngrán)。它(tā)不会(bùhuì)踩到(cǎidào)别人(biéren)的(de)脚(jiǎo)。

    Of course. It doesn't step on people's feet.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)很(hěn)精(jīng)彩(cǎi)。

Tom's speech was wonderful.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)的(de)比(bǐ)赛(sài)非(fēi)常(cháng)精(jīng)彩(cǎi)。

Last night's game was very exciting.

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精
jīng

essence; extract

彩
cǎi

(bright) color; variety

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