精神

• 拼音: jīng shén
• 汉字拆解: 精 = 米 (rice) + 青 (pure), meaning essence; 神 = 礻(spirit radical) + 申 (to state/extend), meaning god or spirit

含义

Spirit; mind; vitality. The inner energy, consciousness, or mental state of a person.

Has several related uses: (1) mental state or alertness, as in 精神好 (in good spirits); (2) the essence or spirit of something, as in 奥运精神 (Olympic spirit); (3) adjective meaning alert and energetic. Can be contrasted with 身体 (physical body) when distinguishing mental from physical.

例句

1. 他今天精神很好，看起来很开心。
2. 我们要学习这种团队精神。
3. 睡了一觉以后，精神好多了。

用法指南

语境: health, motivation, philosophy

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你今天精神不太好，是不是没睡好？(You don't look very alert today — did you not sleep well?)
• 运动员的拼搏精神让人感动。(The athletes' fighting spirit is moving.)

错误说法

• 我的精神很疼。(Don't use 精神 with 疼 — 精神 is intangible. For mental suffering, say 精神上很痛苦 or 心里很难受.)

起源与历史

Compound of 精 (essence, refined) and 神 (spirit, god). Together: 'refined spirit' — the essential energy of the mind.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal