精 jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
精益求精
jīngyìqiújīng
to keep improving; to strive for perfection
Characters in this word
益 yì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 水 water, liquid, lotion, juice 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位老师傅做家具精益求精，每个细节都要打磨好几遍。 Zhè wèi lǎo shīfu zuò jiājù jīngyìqiújīng, měi gè xìjié dōu yào dǎmó hǎo jǐ biàn. This old master strives for perfection in making furniture, polishing every detail several times.
- 她对自己的作品从不满足，总是精益求精。 Tā duì zìjǐ de zuòpǐn cóng bù mǎnzú, zǒngshì jīngyìqiújīng. She is never satisfied with her own work and always strives to improve it.
- 厨师对每道菜都精益求精，所以餐厅的生意一直很好。 Chúshī duì měi dào cài dōu jīngyìqiújīng, suǒyǐ cāntīng de shēngyi yìzhí hěn hǎo. The chef strives for perfection in every dish, so the restaurant's business has always been good.
Related words
- 精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful; exciting
- 精神 jīngshén spirit
- 精神 jīngshen energetic
- 精力 jīnglì energy
- 精美 jīngměi exquisite, delicate
- 精确 jīngquè accurate, precise
- 精通 jīngtōng to master, be proficient in
- 精心 jīngxīn meticulously, carefully
- 精致 jīngzhì delicate, refined
- 精准 jīngzhǔn accurate, precise
- 酒精 jiǔjīng alcohol
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound