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精神

jīng shén · jing shen/jīng shen · jing shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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jīng shén 精神

  1. spirit
  2. mind
  3. consciousness
  4. thought
  5. mental
  6. psychological
  7. essence
  8. gist

jīng shen 精神

  1. vigor; vitality
  2. spirited
  3. good-looking
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In a conversation

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No energy today

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)很(hěn)有(yǒu)精神(jīngshén)。

    You look full of energy today.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睡了(shuìle)八个(bāgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I slept eight hours. How about you?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没(méi)精神(jīngshén)。我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)睡了(shuìle)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    I have no energy. I slept only three hours.

  4. Dengdeng

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  5. Liangliang

    楼上(lóushàng)的(de)邻居(línjū)晚上(wǎnshang)练习(liànxí)打鼓(dǎgǔ)。

    The neighbor upstairs practices drums at night.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)炎(yán)热(rè)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)里(lǐ)，猫(māo)咪(mī)没(méi)精(jīng)神(shen)地(de)摊(tān)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)。

In the scorching heat, the cat is spread out lethargically on the ground.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

被(bèi)选(xuǎn)上(shàng)的(de)将(jiāng)会(huì)面(miàn)临(lín)大(dà)量(liàng)的(de)医(yī)学(xué)和(hé)精(jīng)神(shén)测(cè)试(shì)。

Those selected will have to face extensive medical and psychological tests.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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精
jīng

essence; extract

神
shén

god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious

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