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)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 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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