HSK 5 · Ideas

精神 jīngshén “spirit” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 精神 means

  1. spirit
  2. mind
  3. consciousness
  4. thought
  5. mental
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • psychological

Measure word 个 gè · 一个精神 yí ge jīngshén

How to say 精神

  • 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 second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising

精神 in a sentence

  1. 他精神很好。

    Tā jīngshén hěn hǎo.

    He’s in good spirits.

    Sentence #6075689 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他们太吵了，我没办法集中精神了。

    Tāmen tài chǎo le, wǒ méi bànfǎ jízhōng jīngshén le.

    They’re too noisy – I can’t concentrate.

    Sentence #503116 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 精神的健康和身体的健康一样重要。

    Jīngshén de jiànkāng hé shēntǐ de jiànkāng yíyàng zhòngyào.

    Mental health is as important as physical health.

    Sentence #616869 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 精神 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 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

How to write 精神

精 14 strokes · 神 9 strokes

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

Words related to 精神

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful精力jīnglì · energy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 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend神经shénjīng · nerve眼神yǎnshén · look in one’s eyes神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred

More words: Ideas & Concepts

价值jiàzhí · value角度jiǎodù · angle结构jiégòu · structure结论jiélùn · conclusion空间kōngjiān · space类型lèixíng · type理由lǐyóu · reason力量lìliang · power

FAQs

精神 (jīngshén) means “spirit” or “mind”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jīngshén: jīng with a 1st tone, then shén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 精神 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one spirit is 一个精神 (yí ge jīngshén).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingshen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精神 from the suggestions. Typing jingshen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精神 is an HSK 5 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.