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精妙

jīng miào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

精妙 (jīng miào) means "exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 精妙 means

1. exquisite
2. fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)

The characters in 精妙

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 妙miàoclever; wonderful

Example sentences

• 庞大而精妙的体系往往建立在几个简单的规则之上。
  A vast and sophisticated system is usually based on a few simple rules.

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