灵
魂

Soul in Chinese: 灵魂 (líng hún)

líng hún

soul

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 靈魂1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1soul
  2. 2spirit

Stroke order

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灵
魂

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄌㄧㄥˊ

líng

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄣˊ

hún

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

灵魂

Simplified

靈魂

Traditional

Example sentences

See 灵魂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 音乐是这部电影的灵魂。

    yīn yuè shì zhè bù diàn yǐng de líng hún。

    The music is the soul of this film.

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Related words

魂

hún

soul

灵

líng

quick

灵活

líng huó

flexible

心灵

xīn líng

bright

机灵

jī ling

clever

灵感

líng gǎn

inspiration

灵敏

líng mǐn

smart

灵巧

líng qiǎo

deft

灵通

líng tōng

fast and abundant (news)

失灵

shī líng

out of order (of machine)

水灵灵

shuǐ líng líng

see 水灵

灵机一动

líng jī yī dòng

a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom)

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