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HSK
spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
HSK 4
mysterious / mystery
HSK 4
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  *神* | 神* | *神
god; deity / supernatural; magical; mysterious / spirit; mind; energy / lively; expressive / look; expression / (coll.) awesome; amazing
HSK 5
magical / mystical / miraculous
HSK 5
nerve / mental state / (coll.) unhinged / nutjob
HSK 5
look; expression
HSK 5
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
HSK 7-9
Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
HSK 7-9
divine / hallow / holy / sacred
HSK 7-9
mental disorder / psychosis
HSK 7-9
expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
HSK 7-9
appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
HSK 7-9
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to take care / to be careful
HSK 7-9
goddess / nymph
deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz
god of wealth
(idiom) full of vitality / relaxed and alert
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
magical object / object symbolic of imperial power / fine weapon / very useful tool
Yasukuni Shrine, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals
expression / spirit / vigor
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  *神* | 神* | *神
God
absent-minded / to lose spirit / despondent
cranial nerves
Kobe, city in Japan
mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die / (fig.) death
theological / theology
Shennongjialin, directly administered forestry reserve in east Hubei
neurosis
remarkable ability / magical power
to display one's remarkable skill or prowess / to give full play to one's brilliant abilities
likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased
Emperor of the Sea / Neptune
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture
child prodigy
sacred / inviolable
sympathetic nervous system
to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic
Kanagawa, Japan
God / deity
old name for China
occult force / the power of a God or spirit
god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公, Norse Thor 索爾|索尔, Greek Zeus 宙斯 etc)
god of wealth / very wealthy man
god / deity
charm or grace (in poetry or art)
deities / gods
river God
to be enthralled / to be entranced
supernatural beings
mind / state of mind / attention / (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
mental hospital; psychiatric hospital
earth God
spellbound / entranced / lost in thought
group mentality / collectivism / solidarity / team spirit
perturbed (idiom)
god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general
mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case
Sun God / Apollo
father (Catholic or Orthodox priest)
protector God / patron saint
nervous system
spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon
door god
lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development
to spend effort / to take trouble / May I trouble you to...? (as part of polite request) / Please would you mind...?
god of love
mystery / unfathomable / enigmatic
the True God
psychoanalysis
neuralgia (medicine)
neural network
absent-minded / one's mind is wandering
shrine
primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to
shrine
optic nerve
divinity
to relax with one's eyes closed
mythical story; myth
mind / state of mind (often abnormal)
(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention
lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom) / fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
sharpshooter
to stare blankly / to be in a daze
to understand tacitly (idiom) / to know intuitively / to understand thoroughly
with rapt attention
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love / fascinated / captivated
odd / weird / abnormal
magical / miraculous / mystical
(idiom) to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities
mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么
lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
peripheral nerve

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