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spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
mysterious / mystery
HSK 4
legend / fairy tale / myth / mythology
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
appearance / manner / bearing / deportment / look / expression / mien
HSK 7-9
divine / hallow / holy / sacred
HSK 7-9
Daoist immortal / supernatural entity / (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc / fig. lighthearted person
HSK 7-9
expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
HSK 7-9
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
HSK 7-9
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
HSK 7-9
to take care / to be careful
HSK 7-9
mental disorder / psychosis
HSK 7-9
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God
master sleuth / lit. miraculous detective / cf Sherlock Holmes 福爾摩斯|福尔摩斯 or Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰
Shennong or Farmer God (c. 2000 BC), first of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 and creator of agriculture
supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods / uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
deity / (Internet slang) guru / expert / whiz
god of thunder (Chinese Leigong 雷公, Norse Thor 索爾|索尔, Greek Zeus 宙斯 etc)
old name for China
expression / spirit / vigor
child prodigy
depressed / dispirited / dejected
deities / gods
shrine
goddess / nymph
to calm (soothe) the nerves / to relieve uneasiness of body and mind
Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 但丁
medicated leaven (used in TCM to treat indigestion)
god of fire
theological / theology
spirits and devils (usually harmful) / demon
remarkable ability / magical power
god of love
god / spirit / demon / occult or supernatural entities in general
father (Catholic or Orthodox priest)
likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased
god / deity
river God
Emperor of the Sea / Neptune
Kobe, city in Japan
Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市, Sichuan
arrogant appearance / smug appearance / to act condescending / to put on airs
marvelous / wondrous
oracle
protector God / patron saint
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love / fascinated / captivated
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
river god
mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么
mythological animal
to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic
charm or grace (in poetry or art)
lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development
door god
God / deity
consciousness / state of mind / compos mentis
temple
god of wealth
similar in expression and spirit / to bear a remarkable resemblance to
The Goddess, 1934 silent film about a Shanghai prostitute, directed by 吳永剛|吴永刚
goddess / prostitute (slang)
(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention
Shinto (Japanese religion)
shrine; niche; household shrine
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart , lungs , liver , kidneys 腎|肾, spleen and gall bladder 膽|胆)
to be enthralled / to be entranced
old but still full of vitality (idiom)
Shenzhou (spacecraft) / Hasee (computer manufacturer)
primordial spirit / fundamental essence of life
master thief
amazing powers / miraculous skill
to rest / to recuperate / to regain composure
mind / wisdom / consciousness
to compose oneself / to concentrate one's attention
with rapt attention
to be fascinated / to be rapt / to long for / to dream of
demon; fiend
divine right (of kings)
demon personifying pestilence
sacred mountain
to go on a mental journey
to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits / lively and full of enthusiasm / full of energy / con brio
expression / look
in glowing spirits (idiom); bursting with life / radiating health and vigor
magical / miraculous / mystical
(idiom) full of vitality / relaxed and alert
state of mind
In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝 in Jin dynasty
to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked) / to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
(idiom) fiends; devils; monsters
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
demons and gods at work (idiom); unexplained event crying out for a supernatural explanation / curious coincidence
lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
supernatural beings

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