Chinese word

精华

Pronunciation

Pinyinjīng huá

Meaning

  • nounessence

Example

老师把报告的精华讲给我们听了。lǎo shī bǎ bào gào de jīng huá jiǎng gěi wǒ men tīng le

The teacher explained the essence of the report to us.

Illustration for 精华 (essence)

More examples

这本书的精华可以在导读中找到。zhè běn shū de jīng huá ké yǐ zài dǎo dú zhōng zhǎo dào

The essence of this book can be found in the reading guide.

Core concept

What remains when less important material is removed: the clearest meaning in words or the richest content in a substance.

Common phrases

  • 浓缩精华nóng suō jīng huá

    concentrated essence

  • 精华部分jīng huá bù fèn

    essential part

  • 节目精华jié mù jīng huá

    program highlights

Similar words

要点yào diǎn: An essential point from a talk or piece of writing that is important to keep in mind.
重点zhòng diǎn: A significant part that calls for particular attention or effort.
精粹jīng cuì: A purified and concentrated part or component with especially high quality or value.

Definition in Chinese

尤指最能代表整体价值或意义的精练要点，也可指浓缩提取的高价值成分。yóu zhǐ zuì néng dài biǎo zhéng tǐ jià zhí huò yì yì de jīng liàn yào diǎn yě kě zhǐ nóng suō tí qǔ de gāo jià zhí chéng fèn

Word origin

精华 (jīnghuá, "essence") is formed from 精 (jīng, "fine or purified") and 华 (huá, "flower or splendor"), a combination that came to describe the finest part of something.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often places this noun after the thing whose best part it identifies, while English usually expresses the same relationship with a phrase such as "the essence of the report".

Other meanings

  • gistnoun
  • corenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 精华液jīng huá yèbeauty serumnoun
  • 精华素jīng huá sùbeauty essencenoun

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