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精英

jīngyīng

“Cream” in Chinese is 精英 (jīngyīng).

Meaning

  • cream
  • elite
  • essence
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  • quintessence

Example

知识分子是社会的精英。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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More HSK 7-9 words

Not to be confused with: 晶莹 (jīngyíng, sparkling and translucent) · 经营 (jīngyíng, to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate)