Chinese word dictionary

灵感

línggǎn · inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor

Practice word

Word information

Simplified灵感

Traditional靈感

Pinyinlínggǎn

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

灵líng

spirit, soul; spiritual world

感gǎn

to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense

How to learn 灵感

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

感兴趣gǎnxìngqù

to be interested

感到gǎndào

to feel; to sense; to perceive

感冒gǎnmào

to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand

感gǎn

to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~

感动gǎndòng

to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

感觉gǎnjué

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive