邪恶 邪惡 xié è sinister / vicious / wicked / evil syn 罪恶 罪惡 zuì è crime / evil / sin syn 恶意 惡意 è yì malice / evil intention syn 妖精 yāo jing evil spirit / alluring woman syn 扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things / to dampen spirits / to feel deflated / to be dispirited syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 飞越 飛越 fēi yuè to fly across / to fly over / to fly past / (literary) (of one's spirits) to soar 振奋 振奮 zhèn fèn to stir oneself up / to raise one's spirits / to inspire syn 兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood / spirits / interest syn 邪教 xié jiào evil cult 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 恶鬼 惡鬼 è guǐ evil spirit / devil syn 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 魔王 mó wáng devil king / evil person syn 豺狼 chái láng jackal and wolf / ravenous wolf / fig. evil person / vicious tyrant syn 魔爪 mó zhǎo evil clutches / claws syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 作恶 作惡 zuò è to do evil syn 雀跃 雀躍 què yuè excited / in high spirits syn 恶名 惡名 è míng bad name / evil reputation syn 霸道 bà dào the Way of the Hegemon / abbr. for 霸王之道 / despotic rule / rule by might / evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 / overbearing / tyranny / (of liquor, medicine etc) strong / potent syn 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight syn 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 万恶 萬惡 wàn è everything that is evil syn 恶霸 惡霸 è bà evil tyrant syn 神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì in glowing spirits (idiom) / bursting with life / radiating health and vigor syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 恶行 惡行 è xíng evil or wicked conduct syn 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 通灵 通靈 tōng líng to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate 投缘 投緣 tóu yuán to be kindred spirits / to hit it off syn 三星 sān xīng three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation / the belt of Orion / three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation 低迷 dī mí blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy) syn 鬼魅 guǐ mèi demon / evil spirit syn 邪魔 xié mó evil spirit syn 精神焕发 精神煥發 jīng shén huàn fā in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor syn 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 邪说 邪說 xié shuō harmful teachings / evil doctrine syn 鬼祟 guǐ suì evil spirit / sneaky / secretive syn 奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile syn 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 魔掌 mó zhǎng the power of sb or sth evil / the clutches (of a bad person etc) syn 恶言 惡言 è yán evil tongue / malicious talk syn 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 恶语 惡語 è yǔ evil words / malicious talk syn 兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated (idiom) / in high spirits / full of zest syn 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions / to be bent on / a tranquil heart or mind syn 避邪 bì xié to avoid evil spirits 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 贼心 賊心 zéi xīn evil intentions syn 无所不为 無所不為 wú suǒ bù wéi not stopping at anything / all manner of evil syn 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) syn 弊病 bì bìng malady / evil / malpractice / drawback / disadvantage syn 笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions syn 欢天喜地 歡天喜地 huān tiān xǐ dì delighted / with great joy / in high spirits 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 奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan / evil schemes syn 阴风 陰風 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind syn 神怪 shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon syn 造孽 zào niè to do evil / to commit sins syn 狞笑 獰笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 余孽 餘孽 yú niè remaining evil element / surviving members (of an evil former regime) / dregs (of a colonial administration) syn 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 孽障 niè zhàng evil creature syn 怅惘 悵惘 chàng wǎng distracted / listless / in low spirits syn 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task / to curb one's evil instincts 曲直 qū zhí lit. crooked and straight / fig. right and wrong, good and evil syn 疾恶如仇 疾惡如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom) syn 鬼蜮 guǐ yù treacherous person / evil spirit syn 修罗 修羅 xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 暗喜 àn xǐ hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans syn 不振 bù zhèn lacking in vitality / depressed (market, spirits etc) 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì li evil forces / criminals elements syn 恶势力 惡勢力 è shì lì evil forces / criminal elements syn 憎恶 憎惡 zēng è to hate evil syn 恶俗 惡俗 è sú bad habit / evil custom / vulgarity 恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner 六神 liù shén the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) 戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 妖邪 yāo xié evil monster 抖擞 抖擻 dǒu sǒu to rouse / to invigorate / to enliven / to put sb into high spirits / con brio syn 石虎 shí hǔ leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) / sculpted stone tiger installed at the tomb of revered figures in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 奸邪 jiān xié crafty and evil / a treacherous villain syn 魑魅 chī mèi spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demons syn 坏水 壞水 huài shuǐ evil tricks 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn 乘兴 乘興 chéng xìng while in high spirits / feeling upbeat / on an impulse syn 暮气 暮氣 mù qì evening mist / fig. declining spirits / lethargy 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage / CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1] syn 祝 zhù to pray for / to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc) / person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies syn 