(jīng shén) - spirit, mind, vigour in Mandarin

jīngshén

Traditional: 精神

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Translation

spirit, mind, vigour

Word origin

精神 means spirit, mind or vigour. 精 (jīng) combines the 米 'rice' radical with the phonetic 青 (qīng) and meant refined, the essence. 神 (shén) combines the 礻 'ritual/spirit' radical with 申 (shēn, phonetic) and means god or spirit.

Origin: compound
Root: 精 (jīng, essence) + 神 (shén, spirit)

Stroke order

精

神

Examples

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She is in great spirits today.

团tuán。

We must maintain team spirit.

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This spirit is worth learning from.

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He is not in good spirits today.

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He is in particularly good spirits today.

精神 (jīng shén) means spirit, mind or vigour.

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This word is part of lesson 20.