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精神

Mandarin · pinyin jīng shén#

Mandarin · pinyin jīng shen#

vigor; vitality
spirited
good-looking

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being

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1–2 · jing1 shen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 san4

Cantonese word readings for 精神. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

spirit; soul; will
(psychology, psychiatry) mind; mental state
drive; energy; vigor
essence; gist

adj

(attributive) spiritual; immaterial; cultural
(attributive) mental; psychiatric; psychological

adj

lively; active; brisk; in good spirits; spirited; energetic
(Northeastern Mandarin) pretty; handsome
(Jianghuai Mandarin) cautious; alert
(Jiaoliao Mandarin) shrewd

verb

(Hokkien) to wake up; to be awake

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