Definition
菁 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning either 'lush, luxuriant' (used in literary descriptions of vegetation) or 'essence, cream' (the best part, as in 精英 'elite', 菁华 'essence'). It only appears as part of compound words and is not used alone.
b.f.
(in compounds) lushluxuriant(in compounds) essencecream
Examples
- 菁。Zhè wèi jiàoshòu shì jiàoyùjiè de jīng yīng.This professor is the elite of the education field.
- 菁。Zhè bù zuòpǐn de jīng huá zàiyú qí shēnkè de sīxiǎng.The essence of this work lies in its profound thoughts.
- 菁。Wǒmen yīngdāng xuéxí gǔdài wénhuà de jīng huá.We should learn the cream of ancient culture.
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