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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pò | po4
English translation
soul
mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body
vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

Contains the radical

guǐ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

spirit

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

白鬼 bái guǐ

Semantic compound

guǐ

Phonetic compound

Bái

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. guǐ represents the meaning and Bái represents the sound.

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坚强 jiānqiáng 自信 zìxìn yǒu 气魄 qìpò de 郭振山,实在 shízài shuì ,永远 yǒngyuǎn huì Xiàng rén 低三下四 dī sān xià sì ā !

Stubborn, self - confident Guo Zhenshan has never gone crawling to anyone.

所以 suǒyǐ de 意思 yìsi shì 我们 wǒmen 应该 yīnggāi 一起 yīqǐ yòu qióng 又落 de 逃走 táo zǒu ?

So, your idea is that we should run away together and be poor?

束手无策 shù shǒu wú cè 地站 zhāo ,活像 huó xiàng diū hún shī 似的 shìde .

He stood helplessly, like a lost soul.

有时 yǒu shí 努力 nǔlì de 伸出 shēn chū shǒu lái ,疤上加疤;有时 yǒu shí 魂飞魄散 hún fēi pò sàn .

You'll occasionally rip up your hands and generally scab various body parts.

这是一部气势恢宏引人入胜 yǐn rén rù shèng de 电影 diànyǐng 充满 chōngmǎn le 动人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò de 瑰丽 guī lì 意象 yì xiàng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
soul
惊心动魄 jīng xīn dòng pò shaking one to the core驚心動魄
魄力 pòlì courage魄力 pòlì
魂魄 hún pò soul魂魄 hún pò
气魄 qìpò spirit氣魄
体魄 tǐ pò physique體魄
魂飞魄散 hún fēi pò sàn fig. to be frightened stiff魂飛魄散
落魄 luò pò down and out落魄 luò pò
动人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò (idiom) breathtaking動人心魄
失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò dazed失魂落魄 shī hún luò pò
胆魄 dǎn pò courage膽魄
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三魂七魄 sān hún qī pò
丧魂落魄 sàng hún luò pò scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic喪魂落魄
动魄惊心 dòng pò jīng xīn shattering動魄驚心
丧魂失魄 sàng hún shī pò distraught喪魂失魄
丢魂落魄 diū hún luò pò dazed丟魂落魄

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