HSK 4 · Adjectives

精彩 jīngcǎi “wonderful” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 精彩 means

  1. wonderful
  2. marvelous
  3. brilliant

How to say 精彩

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale精jīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale彩cǎi3rd tone, dipping

精彩 in a sentence

  1. 你一定不要错过这部精彩的电影。

    Nǐ yídìng bú yào cuòguò zhè bù jīngcǎi de diànyǐng.

    You mustn’t miss this wonderful film.

    Sentence #3667859 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们生活在一个精彩的时代。

    Wǒmen shēnghuó zài yí ge jīngcǎi de shídài.

    We live in exciting times.

    Sentence #10871959 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我读了一篇精彩的故事。

    Wǒ dú le yì piān jīngcǎi de gùshi.

    I read a wonderful story.

    Sentence #835348 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 精彩 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 精 (jīng) with each of its parts in a different colour
精jīngessence
  • 米rice · mǐMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

米 hints at the meaning (rice); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīng.

The character 彩 (cǎi) with each of its parts in a different colour
彩cǎicolour
  • 采to collect · cǎiSound part
  • 彡bristle · shānMeaning part

彡 hints at the meaning (bristle); 采 (cǎi) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǎi.

How to write 精彩

精 14 strokes · 彩 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

精彩 (jīngcǎi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 精彩 (jīngcǎi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 精彩

Words with 精

精力jīnglì · energy精神jīngshén · spirit精简jīngjiǎn · to streamline精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous精致jīngzhì · exquisite精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol精华jīnghuá · essence

Words with 彩

色彩sècǎi · colour彩虹cǎihóng · rainbow彩票cǎipiào · lottery ticket剪彩jiǎncǎi · to cut the ribbon (at an opening ceremony)光彩guāngcǎi · glory

More words: Adjectives

厚hòu · thick活泼huópo · lively积极jījí · active假jiǎ · false科学kēxué · science空kōng · empty困难kùnnan · difficult懒lǎn · lazy

FAQs

精彩 (jīngcǎi) means “wonderful” or “marvelous”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jīngcǎi: jīng with a 1st tone, then cǎi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 精彩 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingcai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精彩 from the suggestions. Typing jingcai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精彩 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.