扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things / to dampen spirits / to feel deflated / to be dispirited 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 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 无精打采 無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi dispirited and downcast (idiom) / listless / in low spirits / washed out 雀跃 雀躍 què yuè excited / in high spirits syn 兴高采烈 興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè happy and excited (idiom) / in high spirits / in great delight syn 神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì in glowing spirits (idiom) / bursting with life / radiating health and vigor 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 精神焕发 精神煥發 jīng shén huàn fā in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor syn 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated (idiom) / in high spirits / full of zest syn 避邪 bì xié to avoid evil spirits 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) 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 神怪 shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon syn 怅惘 悵惘 chàng wǎng distracted / listless / in low spirits syn 修罗 修羅 xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 不振 bù zhèn lacking in vitality / depressed (market, spirits etc) 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]) 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 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 魑魅 chī mèi spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demons 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 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 阿修罗 阿修羅 ā xiū luó Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng head high, chest out (idiom) / to keep up one's spirits / in fine mettle (of animal) 神采飞扬 神采飛揚 shén cǎi fēi yáng in high spirits (idiom) / glowing with health and vigor syn 铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions 抖擞精神 抖擻精神 dǒu sǒu jīng shén to gather one's spirits / to pull oneself together 勾兑 勾兌 gōu duì to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc) syn 醑 xǔ spiritus / strain spirits syn 湑 xǔ abundant / bright / strain spirits 傩神 儺神 nuó shén exorcising God / God who drives away plague and evil spirits 提起精神 tí qǐ jīng shen to raise one's spirits / to take courage 祛邪 qū xié to exorcise / to drive away evil spirits 符板 fú bǎn a charm to protect against evil spirits 精神饱满 精神飽滿 jīng shén bǎo mǎn full of vigor (idiom) / lively / in high spirits 精灵宝钻 精靈寶鑽 jīng líng bǎo zuàn treasure of spirits / Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金 蒸馏酒 蒸餾酒 zhēng liú jiǔ distilled liquor / spirits 邪灵 邪靈 xié líng evil spirits 镇妖 鎮妖 zhèn yāo to drive away evil spirits 除祟 chú suì to drive out devils and spirits exorcism 灵犀相通 靈犀相通 líng xī xiāng tōng kindred spirits 驱魔赶鬼 驅魔趕鬼 qū mó gǎn guǐ to exorcise / to drive out evil spirits 魍魉鬼怪 魍魎鬼怪 wǎng liǎng guǐ guài malevolent spirits 搜神记 搜神記 sōu shén jì In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝[Gan1 Bao3] in Jin dynasty 精神奕奕 jīng shén yì yì in great spirits / to have great vitality 大杀风景 大殺風景 dà shā fēng jǐng to be a blot on the landscape / to dampen spirits / to spoil the fun / to be a wet blanket 消灾避邪 消災避邪 xiāo zāi bì xié to avoid calamities and evil spirits 石敢当 石敢當 shí gǎn dāng stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits 矿油精 礦油精 kuàng yóu jīng mineral spirits 黑白无常 黑白無常 hēi bái wú cháng (Chinese folk religion) Heibai Wuchang: two deities, one dressed in black and the other in white, responsible for escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld 㱾 gāi a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 攺 yǐ a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times to ward off evil spirits 畅然 暢然 chàng rán happily / in high spirits 除灵 除靈 chú líng to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning 冥冥之中 míng míng zhī zhōng in the unseen world of spirits / mysteriously and inexorably 招魂幡 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits 招魂旛 zhāo hún fān flag to attract departed spirits 祓除 fú chú to exorcize (evil spirits) / to purify through ritual / to rid oneself of (a bad habit) 敖包 áo bāo (loanword from Mongolian) road or boundary marker made of piled up earth or stones, formerly worshipped as the dwelling place of spirits 酿制 釀製 niàng zhì to brew (beer, soy sauce etc) / to make (wine, vinegar etc) / to distill (spirits) syn 魑魅魍魉 魑魅魍魎 chī mèi - wǎng liǎng (idiom) all kinds of malevolent or mischievous spirits 