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精良 (jīng liáng) — excellent, superior (of quality, craftsmanship, equipment)

Definition

verb
excellentsuperior (of quality, craftsmanship, equipment)

Examples

  • 精良，。
    Zhè pī shè bèi zuò gōng jīng liáng, zhí dé gòu mǎi.
    This batch of equipment is well-made and worth buying.
  • 精良。
    Jūn duì pèi bèi le jīng liáng de wǔ qì.
    The army is equipped with superior weapons.
  • 精良。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī yǐ jīng liáng de chǎn pǐn wén míng.
    This company is known for its excellent products.

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jīngfine
良liánggood

精 and 良 both mean fine or good, together describing excellent quality.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

良 possibly depicts corridors and a room.

Open 良 →
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