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精度

jīngdù

precision; accuracy

A person measures a tiny red cube with a caliper.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

精 jīng

Strokes
14
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 青 blue, green
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 精

度 dù

Strokes
9
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 如果测量精度不足,后续的风险评估就会失去可靠依据。 Rúguǒ cèliáng jīngdù bùzú, hòuxù de fēngxiǎn pínggū jiù huì shīqù kěkào yījù. If the measurement precision is insufficient, later risk assessment will lose its reliable basis.
  • 这台新相机的对焦精度很高,拍出来的照片特别清楚。 Zhè tái xīn xiàngjī de duìjiāo jīngdù hěn gāo, pāi chūlái de zhàopiàn tèbié qīngchu. This new camera focuses with very high precision, and its photos come out especially sharp.
  • 做手术需要很高的精度,医生的手不能有一点抖动。 Zuò shǒushù xūyào hěn gāo de jīngdù, yīshēng de shǒu bù néng yǒu yìdiǎn dǒudòng. Surgery requires very high precision, and the doctor's hand cannot shake even a little.

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