essence; quintessence; cream of the crop
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the essence; the quintessence; the best part
formalRefers to the most essential, refined, and valuable part of something.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
shì是
tā他
sī思
xiǎng想
de的
jīng精
huá华
。
This book contains the essence of his thought.
Zhè这
zuò座
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
Zhōng中
huá华
wén文
huà化
de的
jīng精
huá华
。
This museum houses the quintessence of Chinese culture.
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Bào报
gào告
hěn很
cháng长
，
zhè这
shì是
qí其
zhōng中
de的
jīng精
huá华
bù部
fen分
。
The report is long; this is the essential part of it.