神

shén · shen/Shén · shen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

shén 神

  1. god; deity
  2. supernatural; magical; mysterious
  3. spirit; mind; energy
  4. lively; expressive
  5. look; expression
  6. (coll.) awesome; amazing

Shén 神

  1. God

In a sentence

2 examples
01

毕(bì)竟(jìng),即(jí)使(shǐ)是(shì)神(shén)也(yě)会(huì)偶(ǒu)尔(ěr)出(chū)差(chā)错(cuò)。

After all, even the gods may err at times.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)座(zuò)庙(miào)宇(yǔ)供(gòng)奉(fèng)的(de)是(shì)哪(nǎ)个(ge)神(shén)吗(ma)?

Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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