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妖精

fairy

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yao1jing5 • yāojing

Alternative Pinyin

yao1jing1 • yāojīng

Meaning

Primary

fairy

Mnemonic

A 妖精 fairy is a small magical being with wings that exudes a 妖 bewitching fairy 精 essence. When saying this word, we are referring to their physical being and not their 精 essence, so we say the 精 essence part [5] quietly.

Usage

童话 里 的 妖精 拥有 神奇 的 魔法。

The fairies in fairy tales have magical powers.

这 本 书 描述 了 一 个 善良 的 妖精。

This book describes a kind fairy.

妖精 施展 魔法， 帮助 了 英雄。

The fairy cast a spell and helped the hero.