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精益求精

jīng yì qiú jīng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

精益求精 (jīng yì qiú jīng) means "to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 精益求精 means

1. idiomto constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting

The characters in 精益求精

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 益yìbenefit; profit; advantage
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request
• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality

Where 精益求精 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.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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