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líng
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. quick
  2. 2. alert
  3. 3. efficacious
  4. 4. effective
  5. 5. to come true
  6. 6. spirit
  7. 7. departed soul
  8. 8. coffin

Words Containing 灵

万应灵丹
wàn yìng líng dān

panacea

消息灵通人士
xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì

well-informed source; person with inside information

亡灵
wáng líng

departed spirit

灵川
líng chuān

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

灵宝
líng bǎo

Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[sān mén xiá], Henan

蒙古百灵
méng gǔ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

灵利
líng lì

clever

心灵手巧
xīn líng shǒu qiǎo

capable

万灵节
wàn líng jié

All Saints' Day (Christian festival on 2nd November)

灵堂
líng táng

mourning hall

灵犀
líng xī

rhinoceros horn, reputed to confer telepathic powers

图灵奖
tú líng jiǎng

Turing Award

灵媒
líng méi

spirit medium

万灵丹
wàn líng dān

panacea

灵璧县
líng bì xiàn

Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui

小灵通
xiǎo líng tōng

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灵芝
líng zhī

lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

灵寿县
líng shòu xiàn

Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

图灵
tú líng

Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science

阿灵顿国家公墓
ā líng dùn guó jiā gōng mù

Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, USA

心有灵犀一点通
xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng

hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom); fig. two hearts beat as one

灵位
líng wèi

memorial tablet

灵寿
líng shòu

Lingshou county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[shí jiā zhuāng], Hebei

通灵
tōng líng

to communicate with the spirits

通灵板
tōng líng bǎn

Ouija board

蓝精灵
lán jīng líng

the Smurfs

灵便
líng biàn

quick

心灵感应
xīn líng gǎn yìng

telepathy

灵柩
líng jiù

coffin containing a corpse

蓝色小精灵
lán sè xiǎo jīng líng

the Smurfs

灵石县
líng shí xiàn

Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

灵敏
líng mǐn

smart

灵璧
líng bì

Lingbi county in Suzhou 宿州[sù zhōu], Anhui

灵动
líng dòng

to be quick-witted

守灵
shǒu líng

to keep watch beside a coffin

心灵上
xīn líng shàng

spiritual

灵醒
líng xǐng

(of senses, mind etc) alert

灵渠
líng qú

Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[xīng ān], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[cháng jiāng] to the Pearl River 珠江[zhū jiāng]

灵气
líng qì

spiritual influence (of mountains etc)

灵性
líng xìng

spiritual nature

精灵文
jīng líng wén

Elvish (language of elves)

信息灵通
xìn xi líng tōng

see 消息靈通|消息灵通[xiāo xi líng tōng]

一个幽灵在欧洲游荡
yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàng

Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa.

哭灵
kū líng

to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead

水灵灵
shuǐ líng líng

see 水靈|水灵[shuǐ líng]

百灵鸟
bǎi líng niǎo

skylark

机灵
jī ling

clever

钟灵毓秀
zhōng líng yù xiù

(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)

心灵鸡汤
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\)

精灵宝钻
jīng líng bǎo zuàn

treasure of spirits

灵魂深处
líng hún shēn chù

in the depth of one's soul

除灵
chú líng

to expel spirits

灵山
líng shān

Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi

灵光
líng guāng

divine light (around the Buddha)

服他灵
fú tā líng

voltaren, a trade name for diclofenac sodium, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller

灵塔
líng tǎ

memorial pagoda

角百灵
jiǎo bǎi líng

(bird species of China) horned lark (Eremophila alpestris)

惠灵顿
huì líng dùn

Wellington, capital of New Zealand

人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng

illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

四灵
sì líng

four divinities

凤头百灵
fèng tóu bǎi líng

(bird species of China) crested lark (Galerida cristata)

灵恩派
líng ēn pài

Charismatic Movement

灵命
líng mìng

the will of Heaven

灵泛
líng fàn

nimble

哈灵根
hā líng gēn

Harlingen, the Netherlands

机灵
jī líng

clever

激灵
jī líng

to quiver

灵长
líng cháng

long life and prosperity

轻灵
qīng líng

quick and skillful

威灵
wēi líng

authority

闪灵
shǎn líng

The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel)

灵快
líng kuài

agile

消息灵通
xiāo xi líng tōng

to be well-informed

接收器灵敏度
jiē shōu qì líng mǐn dù

receiver sensitivity

荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng

to torment the people (idiom)

白翅百灵
bái chì bǎi líng

(bird species of China) white-winged lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)

生灵
shēng líng

(literary) the people

歌百灵
gē bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)

魂灵
hún líng

soul

灵车
líng chē

hearse

灵长类
líng zhǎng lèi

primate (monkey, hominid etc)

灵感触发图
líng gǎn chù fā tú

mind map

精灵
jīng líng

spirit

水灵
shuǐ líng

(of fruit etc) fresh

灵机一动
líng jī yī dòng

a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration

冥顽不灵
míng wán bù líng

stupid

灵武市
líng wǔ shì

Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia

活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn

living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life

灵骨塔
líng gǔ tǎ

columbarium

灵石
líng shí

Lingshi county in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[jìn zhōng], Shanxi

百灵
bǎi líng

lark

不灵
bù líng

not work

灵感
líng gǎn

inspiration

灵台县
líng tái xiàn

Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu

汉灵帝
hàn líng dì

Emperor Ling of Han (156-189), reigned from 168 to 189

机灵鬼
jī líng guǐ

(jocular) clever and quick-witted person

灵猫类
líng māo lèi

a civet (arboreal cat)

幽灵
yōu líng

specter

灵棺
líng guān

a bier

古灵精怪
gǔ líng jīng guài

weird

失灵
shī líng

out of order (of machine)

长嘴百灵
cháng zuǐ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Tibetan lark (Melanocorypha maxima)

灵牌
líng pái

spirit tablet

威灵顿
wēi líng dùn

Wellington (name)

灵恩
líng ēn

Charismatic Christianity

山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng

green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)

灵魂
líng hún

soul

灵武
líng wǔ

Lingwu, county-level city in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[yín chuān], Ningxia

灵怪
líng guài

a goblin

草原百灵
cǎo yuán bǎi líng

(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)

圣灵
shèng líng

Holy Ghost

灵山县
líng shān xiàn

Lingshan county in Qinzhou 欽州|钦州[qīn zhōu], Guangxi

灵丘县
líng qiū xiàn

Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

洗涤灵
xǐ dí líng

dishwashing liquid

灵丹妙药
líng dān miào yào

effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems

灵气疗法
líng qì liáo fǎ

Reiki (palm healing)

广灵
guǎng líng

Guangling county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

神灵
shén líng

god

灵魂人物
líng hún rén wù

key figure

利他灵
lì tā líng

Ritalin (brand name)

生灵涂炭
shēng líng tú tàn

people are in a terrible situation (idiom)

灵体
líng tǐ

soul

广灵县
guǎng líng xiàn

Guangling county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

属灵
shǔ líng

spiritual

邪灵
xié líng

evil spirits

显灵
xiǎn líng

(of a supernatural or divine being) to appear

灵妙
líng miào

wonderful; ingenious; clever

灵活性
líng huó xìng

flexibility

灵雀寺
líng qiǎo sì

Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[dào fú xiàn], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

灵符
líng fú

a Daoist talisman

灵宝市
líng bǎo shì

Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽|三门峡[sān mén xiá], Henan

灵谷寺
líng gǔ sì

Linggu temple (Nanjing)

黑百灵
hēi bǎi líng

(bird species of China) black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)

大短趾百灵
dà duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

灵语
líng yǔ

tongues (spiritual gift)

灵敏度
líng mǐn dù

(level of) sensitivity

心灵
xīn líng

bright

灵犀相通
líng xī xiāng tōng

kindred spirits

灵台
líng tái

Lingtai county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[píng liáng], Gansu

灵魂出窍
líng hún chū qiào

out-of-body experience

灵的世界
líng de shì jiè

spirit world

灵巧
líng qiǎo

deft

灵通
líng tōng

fast and abundant (news)

谢灵运
xiè líng yùn

Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋

小精灵
xiǎo jīng líng

elf

灵川县
líng chuān xiàn

Lingchuan county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

灵枢经
líng shū jīng

the Divine Pivot or Spiritual Pivot, ancient Chinese medical text

在天之灵
zài tiān zhī líng

soul and spirit of the deceased

亚洲短趾百灵
yà zhōu duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)

英灵
yīng líng

spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed

一灵真性
yī líng zhēn xìng

soul

灵验
líng yàn

efficacious

灵猫
líng māo

civet (arboreal cat)

灵机
líng jī

sudden inspiration

周转不灵
zhōu zhuǎn bù líng

to have a cash flow problem

灵界
líng jiè

spiritual world

都灵
dū líng

Torino

灵异
líng yì

deity

圣灵降临
shèng líng jiàng lín

Pentecost

灵长
líng zhǎng

primate (monkey, hominid etc)

二斑百灵
èr bān bǎi líng

(bird species of China) bimaculated lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)

灵床
líng chuáng

bier

灵长目
líng zhǎng mù

primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)

细嘴短趾百灵
xì zuǐ duǎn zhǐ bǎi líng

(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)

灵药
líng yào

legendary magic potion of immortals

灵活
líng huó

flexible

灵丘
líng qiū

Lingqiu county in Datong 大同[dà tóng], Shanxi

灵犀一点通
líng xī yī diǎn tōng

mental rapport