灵异

靈異

língyì

adjective

Meanings

1 supernatural; paranormal
2 eerie / uncanny

Characters

strange; different

Examples

他喜欢看灵异故事。

Tā xǐhuan kàn língyì gùshi.

He likes reading supernatural stories.

那间老宅发生过很多灵异事件。

Nà jiān lǎo zhái fāshēng guo hěn duō língyì shìjiàn.

A lot of paranormal events happened in that old house.

这段视频拍到了灵异现象。

Zhè duàn shìpín pāi dào le língyì xiànxiàng.

This video caught a paranormal phenomenon on camera.

Tips

usage

Usually in attributive position: 灵异事件 (paranormal incident), 灵异现象 (paranormal phenomenon), 灵异故事 (ghost/supernatural story). The word predates modern horror content but was revived by online ghost-story and urban-legend communities.

Stroke Order

灵 líng

异 yì