精灵 (jīng líng) — spirit; elf; demon; evil spirit
Definition
A mythic or folkloric creature: in fantasy/translation it means 'elf' (small, clever being); in traditional Chinese it means 'spirit' or 'demon' (good or evil). Use 仙人 for transcendent immortals, and 鬼/妖怪 for malicious monsters.
noun
spiritelfdemonevil spirit
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 精灵。Sēn lín lǐ zhù zhe hěn duō jīng líng.There are many spirits living in the forest.
- 精灵。Zhè ge jīng líng zài gù shi lǐ shì huài de.This demon is evil in the story.
- ！Zhè hái zi zhēn xiàng gè xiǎo jīng líng!This child is really like a little elf!
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