精 神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4] 心 灵 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit 灵 魂 líng hún soul / spirit 气 概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit 气 魄 qì pò spirit / boldness / positive outlook / imposing attitude 志 气 zhì qì ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit 精 灵 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie 神 采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor 神 灵 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general 幽 魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) 情 态 qíng tài spirit / mood / (linguistics) modal 阴 魂 yīn hún ghost / spirit 气 韵 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character 神 deity / soul / spirit / unusual / mysterious / lively / expressive / expression / look / CL:個|个[ge4] / (slang) awesome / amazing 灵 quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin 魂 soul / spirit / immortal soul, i.e. that can be detached from the body 劲 strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] 羵 spirit 阴 魂 不 散 yīn hún bù sàn lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom) / fig. the influence still lingers on / the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive 白 乾 儿 bái gān ér spirit 醝 liquor / spirit 白 酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3]) 妖 精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman 杀 气 shā qì murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger 亡 灵 wáng líng departed spirit 斗 志 dòu zhì will to fight / fighting spirit 党 性 dǎng xìng the spirit or character of a political party 神 力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 豪 气 háo qì heroic spirit / heroism 元 神 yuán shén primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life 团 队 精 神 tuán duì jīng shén group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit 义 气 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] 力 不 从 心 lì bù cóng xīn less capable than desirable (idiom) / not as strong as one would wish / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 志 同 道 合 zhì tóng dào hé like-minded (idiom) / fellow enthusiast / kindred spirit 失 神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent 圣 灵 Shèng líng Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit 甲 醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 消 沉 xiāo chén depressed / bad mood / low spirit 心 旷 神 怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed 神 出 鬼 没 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 锐 气 ruì qì acute spirit / dash / drive 骨 气 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone 英 气 yīng qì heroic spirit 恶 鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil 冤 魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances 神 似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to 亡 魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased / departed spirit 精 神 抖 擞 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio 顶 天 立 地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) 邪 魔 xié mó evil spirit 奉 献 精 神 fèng xiàn jīng shén spirit of devotion / dedication 色 魔 sè mó sex fiend / molester / sex attacker / sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex) 精 疲 力 竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out 厉 鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit / devil 心 心 相 印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit 向 心 力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 白 骨 精 bái gǔ jīng White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]) / (fig.) sly and cunning person 精 疲 力 尽 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out 活 灵 活 现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 协 作 精 神 Team Spirit 进 取 心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative 在 天 之 灵 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased 尚 武 shàng wǔ to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike 创 业 精 神 chuàng yè jīng shén enterprising spirit / pioneering spirit 附 体 fù tǐ (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb 心 有 余 而 力 不 足 xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú the will is there, but not the strength (idiom) / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak 英 灵 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / person of remarkable talent 神 位 shén wèi spirit tablet / ancestral tablet 神 交 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with 鬼 祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive 灵 媒 líng méi spirit medium 影 壁 yǐng bì spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture) 浩 气 hào qì vast spirit / nobility of spirit 公 德 心 gōng dé xīn civility / public spirit 鬼 蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit 酒 精 灯 jiǔ jīng dēng spirit lamp 灵 牌 líng pái spirit tablet / memorial tablet 气 贯 长 虹 qì guàn cháng hóng spirit reaches to the rainbow / full of noble aspiration and daring 水 平 仪 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 精 essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) 山 魈 shān xiāo mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit 水 准 仪 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 照 猫 画 虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation 振 to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself 祟 evil spirit 鬯 sacrificial spirit 禛 to receive blessings in a sincere spirit 祅 evil spirit / goblin / witchcraft / variant of 妖[yao1] / common erroneous variant of 祆[Xian1] Ormazda 斗 志 昂 扬 dòu zhì áng yáng having high fighting spirit 人 杰 地 灵 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom) / a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son 天 涯 若 比 邻 tiān yá ruò bǐ lín far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away 活 龙 活 现 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 神 魂 颠 倒 shén hún diān dǎo lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom) / infatuated and head over heels in love / fascinated / captivated 规 矩 准 绳 guī ju zhǔn shéng compasses, set square, spirit level and plumbline (idiom) / fig. established standard / norms / criteria 虽 死 犹 生 suī sǐ yóu shēng lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom) / still with us in spirit 颐 性 养 寿 yí xìng yǎng shòu to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom) 巾 帼 须 眉 jīn guó xū méi woman with a manly spirit 威 灵 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 养 精 蓄 锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push 灵 的 世 界 líng de shì jiè spirit world
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