精神 (jīng shén) — (noun) spirit, mind, consciousness, mood; (noun) essence, gist, core idea; (adjective) mental, psychological
Definition
精神 covers both 'spirit/mind' (mood, energy) and the 'essence/gist' of something. 意识 is the cognitive state of being aware; 头脑 is the thinking ability. 大意 / 要领 point to a document's gist only.
noun
spiritmindconsciousnessmoodessencegistcore idea
adjective
mentalpsychological
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 精神，。Tā jīn tiān jīng shén bù hǎo, hǎo xiàng hěn lèi.He is not in good spirits today; he seems very tired.
- 精神。Wǒ men yào rèn zhēn lǐ jiě wén jiàn de jīng shén.We need to carefully understand the spirit of the document.
- 精神。jīng shén Jiàn kāng duì shēn tǐ hěn zhòng yào.Mental health is very important for the body.
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