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 英勇 yīng yǒng heroic / gallant / valiant 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 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng departed spirit syn 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 庆功 慶功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed 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 壮举 壯舉 zhuàng jǔ magnificent feat / impressive feat / heroic undertaking / heroic attempt 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 壮烈 壯烈 zhuàng liè brave / heroic syn 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 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased / departed spirit 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 神勇 shén yǒng extraordinarily brave / heroic 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) 英姿 yīng zī heroic bearing / dashing figure syn 豪迈 豪邁 háo mài bold / open-minded / heroic syn 幽魂 yōu hún ghost / spirit (of the dead) 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 汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 hàn mǎ gōng láo war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution 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 健儿 健兒 jiàn ér top athlete / heroic warrior 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 飒爽 颯爽 sà shuǎng heroic / valiant syn 浩气 浩氣 hào qì vast spirit / nobility of spirit syn 公德心 gōng dé xīn civility / public spirit 豪壮 豪壯 háo zhuàng magnificent / heroic syn 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 侠 俠 xiá knight-errant / brave and chivalrous / hero / heroic 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 豪 háo grand / heroic 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 