Skip to content

灵

líng

spirit, soul; spiritual world

Strokes
7
Radical
火
HSK
5
Tone
2

Traditional form: 靈

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他脑子很灵光。

    Tā nǎo zi hěn líng guāng

    He is sharp-witted.

  • 他是一个脑子灵活的人。

    Tā shì yī gè nǎo zi líng huó de rén

    He is a quick-witted man.

  • 我丢了我的灵感。

    Wǒ diū le wǒ de líng gǎn

    I lost my inspiration.

  • 眼睛是心灵的镜子。

    Yǎn jing shì xīn líng de jìng zi

    The eye is the mirror of the soul.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 灵

  • 灵活líng huó 2–2 flexible; nimble; agile
  • 灵魂líng hún 2–2 soul; spirit
  • 心灵xīn líng 1–2 bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
  • 灵感líng gǎn 2–3 inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
  • 灵敏líng mǐn 2–3 smart; clever; sensitive; keen; quick; sharp
  • 机灵jī ling 1–5clever; quick-witted
  • 灵líng 2quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin
  • 失灵shī líng 1–2 out of order (of machine); not working properly; a failing (of a system)
  • 灵通líng tōng 2–1 fast and abundant (news); clever; effective
  • 灵巧líng qiǎo 2–3 deft; nimble; ingenious
  • 灵机一动líng jī yī dòng 2–1–1–4a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
  • 心灵手巧xīn líng shǒu qiǎo 1–2–3–3capable; clever; dexterous