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精力充沛 (jīng lì chōng pèi) — full of vigor; energetic; vigorous

Definition

A four-character idiom meaning 'full of vigor / energetic,' used in written and formal contexts to describe sustained physical or mental energy. Pairs naturally with 状态 after 的 or 保持.

idiom
full of vigorenergeticvigorous

Examples

  • ，精力充沛。
    Tā měi tiān yùn dòng, suǒ yǐ zǒng shì jīng lì chōng pèi.
    He exercises every day, so he's always full of energy.
  • ，精力充沛。
    Suī rán gōng zuò hěn máng, dàn tā yī rán jīng lì chōng pèi.
    Although work is very busy, he's still full of vigor.
  • 精力充沛。
    Nián qīng rén yīng gāi bǎo chí jīng lì chōng pèi de zhuàng tài.
    Young people should maintain a vigorous state.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

精力energy
精jīngspirit力lìstrength
联合Coordinate
充沛abundant
充chōngfull沛pèiabundant
联合Coordinate

精力 means energy, and 充沛 means abundant, so the whole says energy is abundant.

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.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Open 力 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 𠫓𠫓𠫓a newborn
  • 儿儿érstanding person

充 pairs 𠫓, a newborn, with 儿, a standing person, to picture a newborn growing to stand.

Open 充 →

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
巿
巿fú沛pèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

沛 has 氵, a short form of 水 meaning water, and 巿, which gives the sound.

Open 沛 →
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