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灵感

líng gǎn · ling gan

Traditional 靈感

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. inspiration
  2. insight
  3. a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor
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No inspiration

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)小说(xiǎoshuō)写得(xiěde)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)了(le)？

    How is your novel going?

  2. Dengdeng

    一个字(yīgèzì)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)灵感(línggǎn)。

    Not a single word. I have no inspiration.

  3. Liangliang

    出去(chūqù)走走(zǒuzǒu)吧(ba)，灵感(línggǎn)会(huì)来(lái)的(de)。

    Go for a walk. Inspiration will come.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)杯(bēi)咖啡(kāfēi)，也许(yěxǔ)有(yǒu)灵感(línggǎn)。

    OK, I will buy a coffee. Maybe I will get inspired.

  5. Liangliang

    回来了(huílaile)？有(yǒu)灵感(línggǎn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Back already? Any inspiration?

  6. Dengdeng

    有了(yǒule)！我(wǒ)要(yào)写(xiě)一个人(yīgèrén)买(mǎi)咖啡(kāfēi)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    Yes! I will write a story about a person buying coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

攀(pān)登(dēng)富(fù)士(shì)山(shān)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)得(dé)到(dào)了(le)一(yì)首(shǒu)诗(shī)的(de)灵(líng)感(gǎn)。

After climbing Mt. Fuji, I got the inspiration for a poem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

什(shén)么(me)是(shì)您(nín)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)灵(líng)感(gǎn)来(lái)源(yuán)？

What is your greatest source of inspiration?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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