神 shén god / deity / supernatural / magical / mysterious / spirit / mind / energy / lively / expressive / look / expression / (coll.) awesome / amazing syn 灵魂 靈魂 líng hún soul / spirit syn 心灵 心靈 xīn líng bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit syn 精灵 精靈 jīng líng spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 神灵 神靈 shén líng god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general syn 圣灵 聖靈 shèng líng Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit 精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality / mettle / spirit syn 斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì will to fight / fighting spirit syn 遗愿 遺願 yí yuàn final wishes of the departed 精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / spent / drained / washed out syn 骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or 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]) syn 死鬼 sǐ guǐ devil (used jocularly or contemptuously) / the departed syn 大度 dà dù magnanimous / generous (in spirit) syn 阴魂 陰魂 yīn hún ghost / spirit syn 义气 義氣 yì qì spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood / also pr. [yi4 qi5] syn 心心相印 xīn xīn xiāng yìn two hearts beat as one (idiom) / a kindred spirit syn 力不从心 力不從心 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 syn 神出鬼没 神出鬼沒 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit syn 冤魂 yuān hún ghost of one who died unjustly / departed spirit demanding vengeance for grievances syn 志气 志氣 zhì qì ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic syn 进取心 進取心 jìn qǔ xīn enterprising spirit / initiative syn 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive syn 气魄 氣魄 qì pò spirit / boldness / positive outlook / imposing attitude syn 锐气 銳氣 ruì qì acute spirit / dash / drive syn 失神 shī shén absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent syn 顶天立地 頂天立地 dǐng tiān lì dì lit. able to support both heaven and earth / of indomitable spirit (idiom) syn 在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased syn 气量 氣量 qì liàng (lit. quantity of spirit) / moral character / degree of forbearance / broad-mindedness or otherwise / tolerance / magnanimity syn 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 杀气 殺氣 shā qì murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger syn 甲醇 jiǎ chún methyl alcohol / methanol CH3OH / wood alcohol / wood spirit 心旷神怡 心曠神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom) / carefree and relaxed syn 正气 正氣 zhèng qì healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) 幽魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) syn 英气 英氣 yīng qì heroic spirit syn 向心力 xiàng xīn lì centripetal force / (fig.) cohering force / cohesion / team spirit 心有余而力不足 心有餘而力不足 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 syn 英灵 英靈 yīng líng spirit of a martyr / spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent syn 神采 shén cǎi expression / spirit / vigor syn 神似 shén sì similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to syn 精神抖擞 精神抖擻 jīng shén dǒu sǒu spirit trembling with excitement (idiom) / in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio syn 厉鬼 厲鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit / devil syn 豪气 豪氣 háo qì heroic spirit / heroism syn 尚武 shàng wǔ to promote a martial spirit / to revere military skills / warlike 神交 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with syn 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 syn 神位 shén wèi spirit tablet / ancestral tablet syn 鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit syn 酒精灯 酒精燈 jiǔ jīng dēng spirit lamp 精神 jīng shén spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 党性 黨性 dǎng xìng the spirit or character of a political party 元神 yuán shén primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life 团队精神 團隊精神 tuán duì jīng shén group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit 奉献精神 奉獻精神 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) 协作精神 協作精神 Team Spirit 情态 情態 qíng tài spirit / mood / (linguistics) modal syn 创业精神 創業精神 chuàng yè jīng shén enterprising spirit / pioneering spirit 附体 附體 fù tǐ (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb 茅台酒 茅臺酒 máo tái jiǔ maotai (a strong spirit produced in Guizhou) / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2] 气韵 氣韻 qì yùn (of literature, art) distinct style / flavor / spirit / character syn 灵媒 靈媒 líng méi spirit medium 影壁 yǐng bì spirit wall (screen wall used to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture) syn 浩气 浩氣 hào qì vast spirit / nobility of spirit syn 公德心 gōng dé xīn civility / public spirit 灵牌 靈牌 líng pái spirit tablet / memorial tablet syn 气贯长虹 氣貫長虹 qì guàn cháng hóng spirit reaches to the rainbow / full of noble aspiration and daring syn 鬼 guǐ disembodied spirit / ghost / devil / (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc / sly / crafty / resourceful (variant of 詭|诡[gui3]) / one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy syn 灵 靈 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin syn 魔 mó (bound form) evil spirit / devil / (prefix) supernatural / magical syn 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 魂 hún soul / spirit / immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) syn 振 zhèn to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself syn 狐狸精 hú li jīng fox-spirit / vixen / witch / enchantress syn 威灵 威靈 wēi líng authority / prestige / supernatural spirit 斗志昂扬 鬥志昂揚 dòu zhì áng yáng having high fighting spirit syn 养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 祟 suì evil spirit 追赠 追贈 zhuī zèng to give to the departed / to confer (a title) posthumously 山魈 shān xiāo mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) / legendary mountain spirit syn 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 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 syn 禛 zhēn to receive blessings in a sincere spirit 夜叉 yè chā yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) / (fig.) ferocious-looking person syn 七七 qī qī seven sevens (equals 49) / cf Buddhist services for the auspicious reincarnation of the departed 投生 tóu shēng reborn (of departed spirit) / to be reincarnated / to leave home for a new life 遗教 遺教 yí jiào work or plans left as a legacy / the views of the departed / posthumous orders or teachings syn 祅 yāo evil spirit / goblin / witchcraft / variant of 妖[yao1] / common erroneous variant of 祆[Xian1] Ormazda 