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精英

jīng yīng

2-character word

What 精英 means

1. cream
2. elite
3. essence
4. quintessence

The characters in 精英

• 精jīngessence; extract; vitality
• 英yīnghero; outstanding; excellent

Example sentences

• 贝茨曾在 1984 年洛杉矶夏季奥运会上获得三枚金牌，他是少数几位能够体会到像体操运动员西蒙拜尔斯 (她在日本奥运会上退出了一些比赛项目) 和网球名将大坂直美 (她在 6 月份退出了着名的温布尔登网球锦标赛) 这样的运动员所承受的压力和情绪的精英运动员之一。
  Bates, who won three gold medals at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, is one of the few elite athletes who has some idea of the stress and emotions that run through athletes like gymnast Simone Biles, who withdrew from some Olympic events at the Games in Japan, and tennis ace Naomi Osaka, who left the prestigious Wimbledon tournament in June.

Sounds the same

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

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