精
髓

Marrow in Chinese: 精髓 (jīng suǐ)

jīng suǐ

marrow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1marrow
  2. 2pith
  3. 3quintessence
  4. 4essence

Stroke order

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精
髓

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄟˇ

suǐ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这几句话道出了做人的精髓。

    zhè jǐ jù huà dào chū le zuò rén de jīng suǐ。

    These few words capture the essence of being a decent person.

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Related words

精

jīng

essence

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

精神

jīng shén

spirit

精力

jīng lì

energy

精美

jīng měi

delicate

精品

jīng pǐn

quality goods

精华

jīng huá

best feature

精简

jīng jiǎn

to simplify

精练

jīng liàn

(textiles) to scour

精妙

jīng miào

exquisite

精明

jīng míng

astute

精确

jīng què

accurate

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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