HSK 6 · Adjectives

精致 jīngzhì “exquisite” in Chinese

Traditional 精緻

What 精致 means

  1. exquisite
  2. delicate
  3. fine
  4. refined

How to say 精致

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale致zhì4th tone, falling

精致 in a sentence

  1. 这个小盒子做得很精致。

    Zhè ge xiǎo hézi zuò de hěn jīngzhì.

    This little box is beautifully made.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 桌上摆着精致的点心。

    Zhuō shàng bǎi zhe jīngzhì de diǎnxin.

    There were exquisite pastries on the table.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 精致 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 致 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
致zhìfine; delicate; exquisite
  • 至arrive · zhìSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 至 (zhì) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

How to write 精致

精 14 strokes · 致 10 strokes

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

Words related to 精致

Words with 精

精彩jīngcǎi · wonderful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精通jīngtōng · to be proficient in酒精jiǔjīng · alcohol精华jīnghuá · essence

Words with 致

导致dǎozhì · to lead to一致yízhì · consistent致辞zhìcí · to give a speech (formal)别致biézhì · unique细致xìzhì · careful致力zhìlì · to devote oneself to大致dàzhì · roughly以致yǐzhì · with the result that致使zhìshǐ · to cause兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm

More words: Adjectives

兢兢业业jīngjīngyèyè · conscientious精密jīngmì · precise精确jīngquè · accurate精心jīngxīn · meticulous紧迫jǐnpò · urgent吉祥jíxiáng · lucky机智jīzhì · quick-witted倔强juéjiàng · stubborn

FAQs

精致 (jīngzhì) means “exquisite” or “delicate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīngzhì: jīng with a 1st tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 精致 is written 精緻. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jingzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 精致 from the suggestions. Typing jingzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
精致 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.