僵尸 (jiāng shī) — zombie; jiangshi (hopping vampire in Chinese folklore); corpse (supernatural context)

Definition

僵尸 (jiāngshī) is the specific hopping vampire of Chinese folklore — stiff, jumps with arms out, not the Western shambling zombie. Use it for undead monsters in Chinese supernatural stories and films.

noun
zombiejiangshi (hopping vampire in Chinese folklore)corpse (supernatural context)
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Beispiele

  • 僵尸
    Diàn yǐng lǐ yǒu hěn duō jiāng shī cóng fén mù lǐ pá chū lái.
    There are many zombies crawling out of graves in the movie.
  • 僵尸
    Tā hài pà kàn jiāng shī piàn, jué de tài kǒng bù le.
    He's afraid to watch zombie movies — he thinks they're too scary.
  • 僵尸
    Chuán shuō zhōng, jiāng shī huì tiào zhe zǒu, bú huì pǎo.
    In legend, jiangshi move by hopping; they don't run.

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