亡灵 (wáng líng) — departed spirit, ghost

Definition

Examples

• 人们在这一天祭祀亡灵，表达对逝者的怀念。
  Rén men zài zhè yì tiān jì sì wáng líng, biǎo dá duì shì zhě de huái niàn.
  On this day, people offer sacrifices to the departed spirits to express their remembrance of the deceased.
• 他相信亡灵会回到家中探望亲人。
  Tā xiāng xìn wáng líng huì huí dào jiā zhōng tàn wàng qīn rén.
  He believes that ghosts will return home to visit their families.
• 这部小说描写了亡灵在月光下徘徊的场景。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le wáng líng zài yuè guāng xià pái huái de chǎng jǐng.
  This novel depicts a scene of spirits wandering in the moonlight.

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