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精美

jīng měi

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

精美 (jīng měi) means "delicate; fine; refinement". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 精美 means

1. exquisite; elegant; fine

The characters in 精美

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good; to beautify

Example sentences

• 这本书有精美的插图。
  Zhè běn shū yǒu jīngměi de chātú.
  This book is beautifully illustrated.
• 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.

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