What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 精神 mean?

精神 jīngshén

spirit; mind

It can also mean

  • mental; psychological (as in 精神病)
  • essence; gist (as in 文件精神)
  • vigor; vitality; energy

Its characters

  1. 精 jīng refined
  2. 神 shén god

In a sentence

我们要学习他不怕困难的精神。 We should learn from his spirit of not fearing difficulties.

他白天喂马,夜里守马,把天上的千匹好马养得又胖又精神。

From 齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven

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