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spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
HSK 3
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essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)
HSK 6
energy
HSK 4
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
HSK 7-9
to simplify / to reduce
HSK 7-9
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
HSK 7-9
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
HSK 7-9
accurate; precise
HSK 7-9
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless / in low spirits / washed out
HSK 7-9
psychiatric hospital
to reduce spending / to cut spending
cream / elite / essence / quintessence
HSK 7-9
quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art)
HSK 6
material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
HSK 7-9
to be fertilized; to be inseminated
group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit
with utmost care / fine / meticulous / detailed
HSK 7-9
astute; shrewd; smart
HSK 7-9
creativity
exquisite; elegant; fine
HSK 6
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
HSK 7-9
lit. fine sculpting (idiom) / fig. to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(neologism c. 2017) melodramatic person / drama queen
delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
HSK 7-9
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
high precision
glamping (neologism c. 2019)
(idiom) absent-minded; in a trance
carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push
precision instruments
exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
HSK 7-9
psychoanalysis
elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel
in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
mental state / psychological condition
lit. vitality a hundredfold (idiom); refreshed / one's vigor thoroughly restored
to be proficient in / to master (a subject)
HSK 7-9
mental health
listless / dispirited / washed out / also written 沒精打彩|没精打彩
liquor
elaborate
top-notch efficiency
unfertilized (of ova, not soil)
(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
refinement / to add precision
(idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
non-dairy creamer
spirit of devotion; dedication
antipsychotic (drug)
the Smurfs
in great spirits / to have great vitality
White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记) / (fig.) sly and cunning person
dextrin
fine / meticulous / careful
HSK 7-9
saccharin
lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head / fig. overwhelmed by lust
to concentrate entirely on sth / fully engaged / with full force
mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
gnome / goblin
boutique
spiritual leader (of a nation or church) / religious leader
mental disorder / psychosis
HSK 7-9
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
psychiatry
to gather one's spirits / to pull oneself together
to reduce / to pare down / to streamline
to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
to take the best / to absorb the essence
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
vigorous / energetic
crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable
refined rice
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
craft beer
phytoncide (biochemistry)
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
HSK 7-9
Jing Nahiyisi or Jinghe county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
accurate / exact / precise / precision
no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
ejaculation / to ejaculate
elite troops
sperm concentration, often called sperm count
insanity
excellent / of superior quality
schizophrenia (abbr. for 精神分裂)
precision
lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food
Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left-wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator
Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company
refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship)
mental illness
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces / preparations for war are in an advanced state

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