灵魂 靈魂 líng hún soul / spirit syn 孤独 孤獨 gū dú lonely / solitary syn 孤单 孤單 gū dān lone / lonely / loneliness syn 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent syn 心扉 xīn fēi inner heart / soul syn 全身心 quán shēn xīn wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul syn 一心 yī xīn wholeheartedly / heart and soul syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul syn 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 全心全意 quán xīn quán yì heart and soul / wholeheartedly syn 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 无常 無常 wú cháng variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die syn 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 倍感 bèi gǎn to feel even more (lonely etc) / to be extremely (sad, delighted etc) syn 躯壳 軀殼 qū qiào the body (as opposed to the soul) syn 自问 自問 zì wèn to ask oneself / to search one's soul / to reach a conclusion after weighing a matter syn 孤身 gū shēn alone / lonely syn 悉心 xī xīn to put one's heart (and soul) into sth / with great care syn 魂魄 hún pò soul syn 孑然 jié rán solitary / lonely / alone 亡魂 wáng hún soul of the deceased / departed spirit syn 魂灵 魂靈 hún líng soul / mind / idea syn 在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased syn 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend / soul mate syn 常住 cháng zhù long-term resident / permanent residence / eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada) 魂飞魄散 魂飛魄散 hún fēi pò sàn lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom) / fig. to be frightened stiff / spooked out of one's mind / terror-stricken syn 僻静 僻靜 pì jìng lonely / secluded syn 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty syn 落寞 luò mò lonely / desolate syn 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom) / wholehearted loyalty / to serve sb with body and soul syn 神交 shén jiāo soul brothers / friends in spirit who have never met / to commune with syn 不甘寂寞 bù gān jì mò unwilling to remain lonely or idle / unwilling to be left out syn 全心 quán xīn with heart and soul 冷寂 lěng jì cold and desolate / lonely syn 孤寡 gū guǎ orphans and widows / to be lonely / loneliness syn 高处不胜寒 高處不勝寒 gāo chù bù shèng hán it's lonely at the top (idiom) 见利忘义 見利忘義 jiàn lì wàng yì lit. to see profit and forget morality (idiom) / fig. to act from mercenary considerations / to sell one's soul syn 魂不附体 魂不附體 hún bù fù tǐ lit. body and soul separated (idiom) / fig. scared out of one's wits / beside oneself syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 灵 靈 líng quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin syn 魂 hún soul / spirit / immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) syn 孤 gū lone / lonely syn 魄 pò (literary) soul / mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body) syn 空无一人 空無一人 kōng wú yī rén not a soul in sight (idiom) 回肠荡气 回腸盪氣 huí cháng dàng qì soul-stirring (of drama, poem or artwork) / heart-rending / deeply moving syn 形影相吊 形影相弔 xíng yǐng xiāng diào with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom) / extremely sad and lonely syn 高行健 gāo xíng jiàn Gao Xingjian (1940-), Chinese novelist and Nobel laureate, author of Soul Mountain 靈山|灵山 孑 jié (literary) lonely / all alone 招魂 zhāo hún to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill / (fig.) to resurrect (an old system etc) 人迹罕至 人跡罕至 rén jì hǎn zhì lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom) / fig. off the beaten track / lonely / deserted syn 身心交瘁 shēn xīn jiāo cuì worn out in body and soul (idiom) 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 灵体 靈體 líng tǐ soul 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom) 巴山夜雨 bā shān yè yǔ rain on Mt Ba (idiom) / lonely in a strange land / Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom) / fig. cold and solitary existence 仰屋著书 仰屋著書 yǎng wū zhù shū lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom) / to put one's whole body and soul into a book 出卖灵魂 出賣靈魂 chū mài líng hún to sell one's soul 神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 shén hún diān dǎo lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom) / infatuated and head over heels in love / fascinated / captivated syn 身心交病 shēn xīn jiāo bìng worn out in body and soul (idiom) 阴魂不散 陰魂不散 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 伶俜 líng pīng (literary) lonely / all alone / solitary 冷清清 lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 孤独无援 孤獨無援 gū dú wú yuán lonely and isolated (idiom) 离索 離索 lí suǒ (literary) desolate and lonely 无脚蟹 無腳蟹 wú jiǎo xiè helpless lonely person 一灵真性 一靈真性 yī líng zhēn xìng soul / spirit 天前配 tiān qián pèi soul mates / before heaven match 少说为佳 少說為佳 shǎo shuō wéi jiā Few words are best. / Brevity is the soul of wit. 常住论 常住論 cháng zhù lùn eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda) 形神 xíng shén body and soul / physical and spiritual / material form and internal spirit 断灭 斷滅 duàn miè annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda) 断灭论 斷滅論 duàn miè lùn annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda) 简洁是智慧的灵魂 簡潔是智慧的靈魂 jiǎn jié shì zhì huì de líng hún Brevity is the soul of wit (from Polonius' 波洛涅斯 speech in Hamlet II:2 哈姆雷特). 精魂 jīng hún spirit / soul 维持生活 維持生活 wéi chí shēng huó to subsist / to eke out a living / to keep body and soul together 追荐 追薦 zhuī jiàn to pray for the soul of a deceased 灵魂深处 靈魂深處 líng hún shēn chù in the depth of one's soul 观落阴 觀落陰 guān luò yīn a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey 全情投入 quán qíng tóu rù to put one's heart and soul into 心灵鸡汤 心靈雞湯 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul") 全心全意 quán xīn - quán yì (idiom) heart and soul / wholeheartedly syn 勾魂 gōu hún to take away sb's soul / (fig.) to captivate / to enchant 扬幡招魂 揚幡招魂 yáng fān - zhāo hún lit. to raise a banner to summon the soul of a dying person (idiom) / fig. to try to revive what is obsolete or dead 