神 shén in a sentence
God (deity - spirit - spiritual - supernatural - clever)
神 (shén) means God (deity - spirit - spiritual - supernatural - clever). Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
睡好觉才有精 神 。
Shuì hǎo jiào cái yǒu jīngshen.
You only have energy after a good sleep.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 精神
这个地方有点 神 秘。
Zhège dìfang yǒudiǎn shénmì.
This place is somewhat mysterious.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 神秘
一不留 神 就写错了。
Yì bù liú shén jiù xiě cuò le.
One moment of inattention and I wrote it wrong.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 留神
这条 神 经受了压迫。
Zhè tiáo shénjīng shòu le yāpò.
This nerve is under pressure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神经
他的 神 态非常平静。
Tā de shéntài fēicháng píngjìng.
His expression was perfectly calm.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神态
肿块压迫到了 神 经。
Zhǒngkuài yāpò dào le shénjīng.
The lump is pressing on a nerve.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 压迫
他理发以后精 神 多了。
Tā lǐfà yǐhòu jīngshen duō le.
He looks much smarter after his haircut.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 理发
这是一个古老的 神 话。
Zhè shì yí ge gǔlǎo de shénhuà.
This is an ancient myth.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 神话
她的眼 神 里透着绝望。
Tā de yǎnshén lǐ tòuzhe jué wàng.
Despair showed in her eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 绝望
她的眼 神 流露出真诚。
Tā de yǎnshén liúlù chū zhēnchéng.
Sincerity showed in her eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 流露
他最近 神 经有点紧张。
Tā zuìjìn shénjīng yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāng.
His nerves have been a little on edge lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神经
这种药的效果很 神 奇。
Zhè zhǒng yào de xiàoguǒ hěn shénqí.
The effect of this medicine is remarkable.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神奇
他穿上新衣服很 神 气。
Tā chuān shàng xīn yīfu hěn shénqì.
He looks very smart in his new clothes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神气
赢了一次就这么 神 气？
Yíng le yí cì jiù zhème shénqì?
One win and you're this cocky?
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神气
这是一项 神 圣的职责。
Zhè shì yí xiàng shénshèng de zhízé.
This is a sacred duty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 神圣
他的眼 神 里满是感激。
Tā de yǎnshén lǐ mǎn shì gǎnjī.
His eyes were full of gratitude.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 眼神
传说这座山里住着 神 仙。
Chuánshuō zhè zuò shān lǐ zhù zhe shénxiān.
Legend says immortals live in this mountain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 传说
他今天看起来很有精 神 。
Tā jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn yǒu jīngshen.
He looks full of life today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 精神
母亲的眼 神 里透着急切。
Mǔqīn de yǎnshén lǐ tòuzhe jíqiè.
Anxiety showed in his mother's eyes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 急切
他聚精会 神 地听着讲座。
Tā jù jīng huì shén de tīngzhe jiǎngzuò.
He listened to the lecture with rapt attention.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 聚精会神
做这道题需要聚精会 神 。
Zuò zhè dào tí xūyào jù jīng huì shén.
Doing this problem requires full concentration.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 聚精会神
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From the graded readers
我睡得很晚，第二天上班总是没精 神 。
wǒ shuì dehěn wǎn, dì'èr tiānshàng bān zǒngshì méi jīngshén.
I was going to sleep late, and always felt flat at work the next day.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Neighbour Upstairs
神 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 神
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Questions about 神
How is 神 used in a sentence?
This page shows 43 sentences using 神 (shén, "God (deity - spirit - spiritual - supernatural - clever)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 神 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 神 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 神?
The dictionary page for 神 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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