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HSK
wonderful / marvelous / brilliant
HSK 3
spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
energy
HSK 4
exquisite; elegant; fine
HSK 6
quality goods / premium product / fine work (of art)
HSK 6
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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
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
HSK 7-9
cream / elite / essence / quintessence
HSK 7-9
fine / meticulous / careful
HSK 7-9
with utmost care / fine / meticulous / detailed
HSK 7-9
to be proficient in / to master (a subject)
HSK 7-9
(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol
HSK 7-9
best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul
HSK 7-9
to simplify / to reduce
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
HSK 7-9
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence
HSK 7-9
delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
HSK 7-9
dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless / in low spirits / washed out
HSK 7-9
meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
HSK 7-9
exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
HSK 7-9
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
HSK 7-9
astute; shrewd; smart
HSK 7-9
(textiles) to scour / to degum (silk) / variant of 精煉|精炼
HSK 7-9
monosodium glutamate (MSG)
HSK 7-9
accurate; precise
HSK 7-9
mental disorder / psychosis
HSK 7-9
lit. the spermatozoons have gone to his head / fig. overwhelmed by lust
psychiatrist
spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
seasoning / condiment / flavoring / dressing / essences
accuracy / exact / precise / refined
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) / incisive / insightful
mental hospital; psychiatric hospital
to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable
excellent / of superior quality
leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects) / fig. to be fastidious about one's food
White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记) / (fig.) sly and cunning person
precision
mental illness
glamping (neologism c. 2019)
precise and appropriate
crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable
hardcover (book) / elaborately packaged / opposite: 簡裝|简装
boutique
ejaculation / to ejaculate
sperm concentration, often called sperm count
accuracy / precision
craft beer
intelligent and capable (idiom)
agar-agar powder
succinct / pure and concise
consummate / exquisite
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
evil spirit / alluring woman
Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company
refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship)
refined / profound
full of vigor (idiom) / lively / in high spirits
(jocular) anorexic girl; a bag of bones
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃 of Fiery Emperor 炎帝
dishwashing liquid
sincerity / absolute good faith
chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
actuarial
refined
spermatic cord (anatomy)
semen
elite troops
essential oil
nocturnal emission / wet dream
skillful in / proficient in / adept at
gnome / goblin
dextrin
to be fertilized; to be inseminated
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
psychiatric hospital
spirit of devotion; dedication
fox-spirit / vixen / witch / enchantress
goblin / hussy / floozy
essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent / drained / washed out
(of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous (idiom)
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
ejaculatory duct
subtle / profound
spirit lamp
to read carefully and thoroughly / intensive reading
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
vas deferens
(dialect) lean meat
lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds
saccharin
spermatophore
to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
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.
to reduce / to pare down / to streamline

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