( 耗费精神 ) be stressful ⇒ 你天天熬夜工作很伤神的。 Nǐ tiāntiān áoyè gōngzuò hěn shāngshén de. → It's very stressful for you to stay up late working every night.
入神
be enthralled ⇒ 她看小说看得入了神。 Tā kàn xiǎoshuō kàn de rùle shén. → She was enthralled by the novel.
分神
⇒ 麻烦您分神帮我讲一讲这句话。 Máfan nín fēnshén bāng wǒ jiǎng yī jiǎng zhè jù huà. → Can I trouble you to help me with this speech?
心神
( 心情 ) state of mind ⇒ 这件事搞得他心神不定。 Zhè jiàn shì gǎo de tā xīnshén bù dìng. → This matter made him feel uncertain.
提神
refresh oneself
死神
Death
留神
be on the alert
眼神
( 指神态 ) expression
神仙
immortal
神似
lifelike
神化
deify
神圣
sacred
神奇
magical
神学
theology
神往
be amazed ⇒ 桂林山水令人神往。 Guìlín shānshuǐ lìng rén shénwǎng. → The scenery around Guilin is amazing.
神志
mind
神态
look
神思
state of mind
神情
expression
神明
god
神气
manner ⇒ 他说话的神气很严肃。 Tā shuōhuà de shénqì hěn yánsù. → His manner as he spoke was serious.
神灵
spirit
神秘
mysterious
神经
nerve ⇒ 神经系统 shénjīng xìtǒng → nervous system
神色
look
神话
myth
神通
remarkable ability
神速
incredibly fast
神采
demeanour ( 英 ) demeanor ( 美 )
精神
( 主观世界 ) mind ⇒ 精神负担 jīngshén fùdān → a load on one's mind ⇒ 精神病 jīngshénbìng → mental illness
财神
the god of wealth
费神
( 敬 ) ⇒ 劳您费神把稿子看一下。 Láo nín fèishén bǎ gǎozi kàn yī xià. → Can I trouble you to take a look at this draft?
走神
lose concentration ( pt , pp lost )
神乎其神
so wonderful ⇒ 这是一个神乎其神的传说。 Zhè shì yī gè shén hū qí shén de chuánshuō. → This is such a wonderful legend.
全神贯注
with undivided attention ⇒ 学生们全神贯注地听老师讲课。 Xuéshengmen quán shén guàn zhù de tīng lǎoshī jiǎngkè. → The students listened to the teacher with undivided attention.
出神入化
reach perfection
奉若神明
idolize
心旷神怡
feel relaxed and happy
心领神会
understand tacitly ⇒ 看到母亲使了个眼色,她心领神会,马上就出去了。 Kàndào mǔqīn shǐle gè yǎnsè, tā xīn lǐng shén huì, mǎshàng jiù chūqù le. → On seeing her mother's glance, she took the hint and immediately went out.
心驰神往
yearn for
时代精神
spirit of the age
疑神疑鬼
be extremely suspicious
神不守舍
drift off ⇒ 他在课堂上总是神不守舍。 Tā zài kètáng shang zǒngshì shén bù shǒu shè. → He's always drifting off in class.
神出鬼没
come and go ⇒ 那批人神出鬼没，居无定所。 Nà pī rén shén chū guǐ mò, jū wú dìng suǒ. → That bunch come and go — they don't live anywhere permanently.
神机妙算
have foresight
神魂颠倒
be infatuated ⇒ 他被那女人弄得神魂颠倒。 Tā bèi nà nǚrén nòng de shén hún diān dǎo. → He's become infatuated with that woman.
精神文明
intellectual and ideological development
聚精会神
focus all one's attention on
貌合神离
appear united on the outside but be troubled underneath