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神 shén

god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
礻
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 礻申 ⿰礻申

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  1. 他今天看起来很有精神。
    Tā jīntiān kànqǐlai hěn yǒu jīngshen.
    He looks very energetic today.
    he today look-up very have spirit
  2. 这个神话故事你听过吗？
    Zhège shénhuà gùshi nǐ tīng guo ma?
    Have you heard this myth?
    this myth story you hear (experience) (question)
  3. 别老盯着屏幕出神。
    Bié lǎo dīngzhe píngmù chūshén.
    Don't keep staring blankly at the screen.
    don't always stare-at screen be-in-a-trance
  4. 这个地方一点也不神秘。
    Zhège dìfang yìdiǎn yě bù shénmì.
    This place isn't mysterious at all.
    this place a-bit also not mysterious
  5. 上课的时候，他常常看着窗外出神。
    Shàngkè de shíhou, tā chángcháng kànzhe chuāngwài chūshén.
    During class, he often stares out the window in a daze.
    attend-class (particle) time, he often look-at outside-window be-in-a-trance

Words with 神 (13)