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神仙
shén xiān
神仙 (shén xiān) means "Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.
What 神仙 means
- Daoist immortal
- supernatural entity
- (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc
- fig. lighthearted person
The characters in 神仙
Example sentences
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神仙只在童话里存在。Shénxiān zhǐ zài tónghuà lǐ cúnzài.Fairies exist only in fairy tales.
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从来就没有什么救世主， 也不靠神仙皇帝！Cónglái jiù méiyǒushénme Jiùshìzhǔ, yě bù kào shénxiān huángdì!There has never been a savior nor an immortal emperor to rely on.
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从来就没有什幺救世主， 也不靠神仙皇帝！There has never been a savior nor an immortal emperor to rely on.
Words containing 神仙
- 夜神仙yè shén xiānnight owl; late sleeper
- 活神仙huó shén xiāna god living in our midst…
- 饭后一支烟，赛过活神仙fàn hòu yī zhī yān , sài guò huó shén xiānhave a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
Where 神仙 is taught
In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · shè–Shè (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.
Go deeper
- Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read shén xiān correctly.
- Look up another word in the free dictionary.
Looking a word up is not learning it. GraphChinese puts all of HSK 1–6 into one dependency graph, teaches each piece only once its prerequisites are solid, and schedules reviews to land just before you would forget.
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