(líng hún) - soul, spirit in Mandarin

línghún

Traditional: 靈魂

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Translation

soul, spirit

Word origin

A compound of 灵 (líng, spirit or efficacious) and 魂 (hún, the spirit that survives the body), together meaning the soul.

Origin: compound
Root: 灵 (líng, spirit) + 魂 (hún, soul)

Stroke order

灵

魂

Examples

。

Music is the soul of this film.

。

They believe the soul does not die.

诗shī。

This poem touched my soul.

团tuán。

She is the heart and soul of this team.

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Both the soul and the body need rest.

灵魂 (líng hún) means soul, spirit. It is a noun for the inner spirit, used both literally and figuratively for the core of something.

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This word is part of lesson 22.