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灵感 (líng gǎn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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灵感 (líng gǎn): Inspiration (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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灵感 consists of 2 characters.

spirit, soul, supernatural being

to feel, to sense, to affect

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Measure Word + Nounwith丝

yī一

sī丝

líng灵

gǎn感

neutral

a glimmer of inspiration

Noun + Nounwith来源

líng灵

gǎn感

lái来

yuán源

Adjective + Nounwith创作

chuàng创

zuò作

líng灵

gǎn感

Verb + Objectwith寻找

xún寻

zhǎo找

líng灵

gǎn感

Subject + Verbwith枯竭

líng灵

gǎn感

kū枯

jié竭

Example Sentences with 灵感

wǒ我

xiě写

shī诗

xū需

yào要

líng灵

gǎn感

neutral

source of inspiration

neutral

creative inspiration

neutral

seek inspiration

formal

inspiration dries up

。

I need inspiration to write poetry.

shè设

jì计

shī师

zài在

wǔ午

yè夜

shí时

fēn分

tū突

rán然

bǔ捕

zhuō捉

dào到

le了

jué绝

miào妙

de的

líng灵

gǎn感

。

The designer suddenly captured a brilliant inspiration at midnight.

běn本

cì次

yì艺

shù术

zhǎn展

zhǐ旨

zài在

tàn探

tǎo讨

kē科

jì技

rú如

hé何

zhòng重

sù塑

chuàng创

zuò作

líng灵

gǎn感

。

This art exhibition aims to explore how technology reshapes creative inspiration.

Show 5 More Sentences

sàn散

bù步

shí时

，

tā他

tū突

rán然

yǒu有

le了

chuàng创

zuò作

líng灵

gǎn感

。

While taking a walk, he suddenly got inspiration for creation.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

rèn认

wéi为

líng灵

gǎn感

zhǐ只

néng能

zài在

pí疲

bèi惫

de的

zhuàng状

tài态

xià下

，

tā他

sī

yuè阅

dú读

jīng经

diǎn典

zuò作

pǐn品

cháng常

cháng常

néng能

jī

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

fǎn反

fù复

xiū修

gǎi改

fāng方

àn案

lái来

yuán源

yú于

gè个

rén人

de的

nèi内

xīn心

shì世

jiè界

？

Do you think inspiration can only come from one's inner world?

丝

háo毫

gǎn感

shòu受

bú不

dào到

rèn任

hé何

líng灵

gǎn感

。

In a state of exhaustion, he couldn't feel any inspiration at all.

激

fā发

wǒ我

de的

líng灵

gǎn感

。

Reading classic works often inspires me.

，

dàn但

zhēn真

zhèng正

de的

líng灵

gǎn感

què却

chí迟

chí迟

wèi未

zhì至

。

Although he revised the plan repeatedly, true inspiration was long in coming.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 灵感.

Words with 灵

失灵shī líng
心灵xīn líng
机灵jī ling
灵巧líng qiǎo
灵敏líng mǐn
灵活líng huó
灵通líng tōng
灵魂líng hún

Words with 感

感冒gǎn màoHSK 3
感兴趣gǎn xìng qùHSK 3
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
感情gǎn qíngHSK 4
感觉gǎn juéHSK 4
感谢gǎn xièHSK 4
伤感shāng gǎn
动感dòng gǎn