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精心

jīng xīn

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

精心 (jīng xīn) means "with utmost care". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 精心 means

1. with utmost care
2. fine
3. meticulous
4. detailed

The characters in 精心

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 她精心筹备了这个派对。
  Tā jīngxīn chóubèi le zhège pàiduì.
  She made elaborate preparations for the party.
• 为了她的重要约会，她精心打扮了一下。
  Wèile tā de zhòngyào yuēhuì, tā jīngxīn dǎban le yīxià.
  She got all dolled up for her big date.
• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，并伴有精心修剪的花园。
  Zhèxiē gāoguān hé fùshāng de dàsì héyuàn chángcháng yǒu jīngměi diāokè bìng fěnshuā de héngliáng hé zhùzi, bìng bànyǒu jīngxīn xiūjiǎn de huāyuán.
  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.

Sounds the same

Read jīng xīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 惊心staggering; shocking; frightened

Where 精心 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jīng–jìn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jīng xīn correctly.
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