灵

líng

“Quick” in Chinese is 灵 (líng).

Other characters with the syllable ling: see all 10 →

Meaning

quick
alert
efficacious

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effective
to come true
spirit
departed soul
coffin

Example

他是一个脑子灵活的人。

He is a quick-witted man.

From 灵活 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

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Words containing 灵

灵活línghuóflexibleHSK 6 心灵xīnlíngbrightHSK 6 机灵jīlingalert; quick-witted; livelyHSK 7-9 灵感línggǎncreative inspirationHSK 7-9 灵魂línghúnsoulHSK 7-9 灵敏língmǐnsmartHSK 7-9 灵巧língqiǎodeftHSK 7-9 灵通língtōngfast and abundant (news)HSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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