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hún
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)

Example Sentences

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這人把靈 賣給魔鬼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5967631)

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Words Containing 魂

魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ

lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits

招魂
zhāo hún

to call back the soul of sb who has died or is seriously ill

丢魂落魄
diū hún luò pò

see 失魂落魄[shī hún luò pò]

惊魂甫定
jīng hún fǔ dìng

to have just recovered from a shock

迷魂阵
mí hún zhèn

stratagem to trap sb

灵魂出窍
líng hún chū qiào

out-of-body experience

三魂七魄
sān hún qī pò

three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man

魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn

lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)

精魂
jīng hún

spirit

还魂
huán hún

to return from the grave

魂魄
hún pò

soul

阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn

lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)

断魂椒
duàn hún jiāo

king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia)

招魂幡
zhāo hún fān

flag to attract departed spirits

黯然销魂
àn rán xiāo hún

overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting

失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò

(idiom) dazed; beside oneself

失魂
shī hún

to panic

灵魂深处
líng hún shēn chù

in the depth of one's soul

惊魂
jīng hún

in a panicked state

还魂纸
huán hún zhǐ

recycled paper

神魂
shén hún

mind

迷魂药
mí hún yào

magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions

迷魂
mí hún

to bewitch

灵魂
líng hún

soul

丧魂失魄
sàng hún shī pò

out of one's senses; shaken to the core; dazed

三魂
sān hún

three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect

鬼魂
guǐ hún

ghost

冤魂
yuān hún

ghost of one who died unjustly

销魂
xiāo hún

ecstasy

灌迷魂汤
guàn mí hún tāng

to butter sb up

孤魂
gū hún

lonely soul

魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào

to be captivated

招魂旛
zhāo hún fān

flag to attract departed spirits

魂不守舍
hún bù shǒu shè

to be preoccupied (idiom)

魂牵梦萦
hún qiān mèng yíng

to miss very much; to yearn for

灵魂人物
líng hún rén wù

key figure

消魂
xiāo hún

overwhelmed (with joy, sorrow etc)

迷魂汤
mí hún tāng

potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka 孟婆汤[mèng pó tāng])

亡魂
wáng hún

soul of the deceased

丢魂
diū hún

to be distracted

丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò

scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic

安魂弥撒
ān hún mí sa

Requiem Mass (Catholic)

黑籍冤魂
hēi jí yuān hún

Black Register of Lost Souls, long novel by Peng Yangou 彭養鷗|彭养鸥 about the destructive influence of opium, published in 1897 and 1909

孤魂野鬼
gū hún yě guǐ

wandering ghosts without living descendants to pray for them (idiom)

阴魂
yīn hún

ghost

幽魂
yōu hún

ghost

借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún

lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise

迷魂香
mí hún xiāng

a kind of sleeping gas or smoke used by thieves to incapacitate victims

魂灵
hún líng

soul

神魂颠倒
shén hún diān dǎo

lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love

海魂衫
hǎi hún shān

Breton shirt