精心

jīngxīn

adverb HSK 7 #6,061

Meanings

1 with great care
2 meticulously
3 painstakingly

Characters

refined; focused

Examples

她精心准备了一顿晚餐。

Tā jīngxīn zhǔnbèi le yí dùn wǎncān.

She painstakingly prepared a dinner.

这个花园是精心设计的。

Zhège huāyuán shì jīngxīn shèjì de.

This garden was meticulously designed.

Tips

usage

精心 is always placed before a verb as an adverb. It cannot be used predicatively (you can't say *很精心).

Stroke Order

精 jīng

心 xīn