Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
精致
jīngzhì
Description
"精致"用来说东西做得很好、很细，让人觉得漂亮又用心。
"精致" is used to describe things made very well and finely, making people feel they are beautiful and carefully done.
我们常常说精致的礼物、精致的小店，也可以说一个人生活得很精致。
We often say 精致的礼物 (exquisite gifts), 精致的小店 (delicate little shops), and can also say a person lives a very 精致 life.
Meanings
精致jīngzhì
delicate; exquisite; finely made
这个盒子做得很精致。
This box is made very delicately.
精致jīngzhì
refined; carefully tended (of life or style)
她的生活很精致。
Her life is very refined.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
精 (fine, refined) + 致 (delicate, careful), together meaning finely and carefully made.
- Nuance
精致 stresses small-scale delicacy; 精美 leans toward beautiful materials or design.
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