粵

精zing1神san4

zing1 san4jīng shénjīng shen

English

  1. spirit
  2. vigor; vitality
  3. lively; vigorous; energetic; feeling energised
  4. spirit; consciousness
  5. mind
  6. spirited
  7. vigour; vitality
  8. consciousness
  9. good-looking
  10. essence; gist; spirit
  11. thought
  12. mental
  13. psychological
  14. essence
  15. gist

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 充滿活力,唔覺得攰
  2. 靈魂;意識;思想
  3. 活力;動力;衝勁;朝氣
  4. 最能夠代表某個組織或者某個項目嘅價值

Examples

  • 精神病

    mental illness ----

  • 精神食糧

    nourishment for the mind

  • 合作精神

    spirit of cooperation

  • 體育精神

    sportsmanship

  • 我要提起精神!

    I need to cheer up. ----

  • 我要集中精神做嘢。

    I have to concentrate on my work.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我集中唔到精神㗎。

    I'm incapable of concentrating.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 唔夠瞓梗係冇精神啦。

    (You) will certainly feel listless for not having enough sleep.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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