魂灵 (hún líng) — (colloquial) soul, spirit; (colloquial) ghost, apparition
Definition
A colloquial, often literary-sounding word for a person's soul or a wandering ghost. Closer to 灵魂 in tone but more folk/old-fashioned; 鬼 is the everyday 'ghost'.
noun
(colloquial) soulspirit(colloquial) ghostapparition
Examples
- 魂灵。Tā xià dé hǎo xiàng hún líng dōu fēi zǒu le.He was so scared it seemed like his soul had flown away.
- 魂灵。Lǎo rén shuō rén sǐ hòu hún líng huì huí dào jiā lǐ.The old man said that after death, the soul returns home.
- 魂灵。Zhè ge gù shi lǐ yǒu yí gè kě lián de hún líng.There is a pitiful ghost in this story.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.