精神
zing1 san4jīng shénjīng shen
English
- spirit
- vigor; vitality
- lively; vigorous; energetic; feeling energised
- spirit; consciousness
- mind
- spirited
- vigour; vitality
- consciousness
- good-looking
- essence; gist; spirit
- thought
- mental
- psychological
- essence
- gist
量詞 — Classifiers
粵語 — Cantonese
- 充滿活力,唔覺得攰
- 靈魂;意識;思想
- 活力;動力;衝勁;朝氣
- 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