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líng

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líng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
líng | ling2
English translation
quick
alert
efficacious
effective
to come true
spirit
departed soul
coffin
spirit, soul; spiritual world

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About líng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

líng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of líng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

彐火

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Simplified form of líng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and líng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using líng

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关掉 guān diào le 煤气 méi qì , gòu 机灵 jīling de .

She was intelligent enough to turn off the gas.

zài líng 菲尔德2 shí 30 fēn cháng sài Zhōng ,18 háo 出赛 chū sài .

Number 18 in the 30 at Lingfield is a non - starter .

kān le 那股灵活 línghuó 劲儿 jìn r ,心里 xīn li dǎo shì 暗暗 àn àn yǒu fēn .

I was secretly afraid of him when I saw him so dexterous.

手柄 shǒu bǐng hěn 灵活 línghuó ,必须 bìxū 用力 yòng lì tuī 才能 cái néng 转动 zhuǎn dòng .

You have to push on the handle to turn it — it's very stiff.

qiáo , 这些 zhè xiē 葡萄 pútao guài 水灵 shuǐ líng de .

Look, how fresh and juicy those grapes are.

Words with líng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
灵魂 línghún soul靈魂
líng quick líng
心灵 xīnlíng bright心靈
灵感 línggǎn inspiration靈感
精灵 jīng líng spirit精靈
灵活 línghuó flexible靈活
幽灵 yōu líng specter幽靈
灵通 líng tōng clever靈通
失灵 shī líng not working properly失靈
神灵 shén líng god神靈
灵敏 língmǐn smart靈敏
机灵 jīling clever機靈
灵活性 líng huó xìng flexibility靈活性
灵气 líng qì cleverness靈氣
灵光 líng guāng a halo靈光
圣灵 Shèng líng Holy Ghost聖靈
亡灵 wáng líng departed spirit亡靈
都灵 Dū líng Torino都靈
灵性 líng xìng spiritual nature靈性
灵巧 líng qiǎo deft靈巧
灵敏度 líng mǐn dù (level of) sensitivity靈敏度
生灵 shēng líng living thing生靈
百灵 bǎi líng lark百靈
不灵 bù líng not work不靈
小精灵 xiǎo jīng líng elf小精靈

líng Decomposition & Compounds

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líng Decomposition

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líng Compounds

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