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HSK
flexible / nimble / agile
HSK 6
to have a cash flow problem
out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system)
HSK 7-9
mind map
bright / smart / quick-witted / heart / thoughts / spirit
HSK 6
key figure / the linchpin of sth
clever / quick-witted
HSK 7-9
to expel spirits / (old) to end the period of mourning
Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
deft / nimble / ingenious
HSK 7-9
deity / monster / strange / mysterious / supernatural
HSK 7-9
capable / clever / dexterous
HSK 7-9
inspiration / insight / a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
HSK 7-9
columbarium
soul / spirit
HSK 7-9
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration / to be struck by a brainwave
HSK 7-9
specter / apparition / ghost
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靈* | 靈* | *靈
quick / alert / efficacious / effective / to come true / spirit / departed soul / coffin
HSK 7-9
Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp
HSK 7-9
(idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
(level of) sensitivity
telepathy
hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one
fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective
HSK 7-9
Holy Ghost / Holy Spirit
Guangling county in Datong 大同, Shanxi
living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life / vivid and realistic
quick / agile / nimble / easy to handle / handy
flexibility
Turing Award
spirit medium
(idiom) pigheaded
(jocular) clever and quick-witted person
to torment the people (idiom)
soulmate
(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")
Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中, Shanxi
civet (arboreal cat) / viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)
not work / be ineffective
to quiver
spirit / fairy / elf / sprite / genie
to be quick-witted
Lingshou, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
bier / bed kept as it was when the deceased was alive
spiritual world
(of senses, mind etc) alert / keen / clear-minded
a goblin / a spirit
(of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous
to be well-informed
(Tw) (loanword) aspirin
Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安, Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江 to the Pearl River 珠江
mourning hall / funeral hall
wonderful; ingenious; clever
well-informed source; person with inside information
albuterol, kind of chemical used in treating asthma
spiritual nature / spirituality / intelligence (esp. in animals)
Lingwu, a county-level city in Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市, Ningxia
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel) / ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band)
elf
spiritual
Torino / Turin (Italy)
Linggu temple (Nanjing)
hearse
primate (monkey, hominid etc)
(literary) the people / living thing / creature
soul
skylark
(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
memorial pagoda
authority / prestige / supernatural spirit
lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189
Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
soul and spirit of the deceased
a Daoist talisman
Wellington, capital of New Zealand
spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed / (literary) person of remarkable talent
panacea
the Smurfs
divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
mental rapport / likeness of mind / spiritual link
to keep watch beside a coffin
Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart"
scenic, with verdant hills and crystal-clear waters
Pentecost
memorial tablet
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
to communicate with the spirits / psychic / (ears) sensitive / (information) accurate
Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA
Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽市|三门峡市, Henan
spiritual
evil spirits
effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir

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