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精确 (jīng què) — accurate; precise

Definition

精确 emphasizes very high accuracy in measurements, data, or technical work. Stronger and more technical than 准确, and more about precision than 准's everyday sense of 'on target'.

adjective
accurateprecise

Examples

  • 精确。
    Zhè tái yí qì cè liáng dé fēi cháng jīng què.
    This instrument measures very accurately.
  • 精确。
    Zhè fèn bào gào zhōng de shù jù bú gòu jīng què.
    The data in this report is not precise enough.
  • 精确。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè jīng què de shí jiān jì huà.
    We need a precise time plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

精jīngprecise
确quètrue

精 (precise) and 确 (true) together suggest exact, accurate detail.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng精jīng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

精 pairs 米 (rice) with 青, which gives the sound; the character originally meant polished rice.

Open 精 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 確; 确 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shírock
Sound part声符shēngfú
隺
隺hè確què
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 確 combines 石, a rock, with 隺 for its sound; the idea is something rock-solid and certain. The simplified 确 is a shorthand.

Open 确 →
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