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聪明
聰明
cōngming
1.
acute (of sight and hearing)
2.
clever
3.
intelligent
4.
bright
5.
smart
HSK 3
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (13)
小聪明
xiǎocōngming
clever-clever
事后聪明
shìhòucōngming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
冰雪聪明
bīngxuěcōngming
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
绝顶聪明
juédǐngcōngming
extremely bright (idiom)
耍小聪明
shuǎxiǎocōngming
to get smart
聪明伶俐
cōngminglínglì
clever and quick-witted
聪明才智
cōngmingcáizhì
intelligence and wisdom
聪明绝顶
cōngmingjuédǐng
highly intelligent (idiom)
聪明过头
cōngmingguòtóu
too clever by half
自作聪明
zìzuòcōngmíng
to think oneself clever (idiom)
聪明反被聪明误
cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
聪明一世，懵懂一时
cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí
see [[聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]
聪明一世，糊涂一时
cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
Example Sentences (5)
你的这只大黑狗毛真漂亮，而且这么聪明，每次见了都想抱一抱它。
Nǐ de zhè zhī dà hēi gǒu máo zhēn piàoliang, érqiě zhème cōngmíng, měicì jiàn le dōu xiǎng bào yí bào tā.
Your big black dog's fur is really beautiful, and it's so smart. Every time I see it, I want to give it a hug.
Text 2
狗是很聪明的动物，只要稍微花点儿时间教教它，它就能学会很多东西。
Gǒu shì hěn cōngmíng de dòngwù, zhǐyào shāowēi huā diǎnr shíjiān jiāo jiāo tā, tā jiù néng xuéhuì hěn duō dōngxi.
A dog is a very intelligent animal; as long as you spend a little time teaching it, it can learn many things.
Text 2
她又聪明又热情，也很努力。
Tā yòu cōngmíng yòu rèqíng, yě hěn nǔlì.
She is both smart and warm, and also very hardworking.
Text 2
我想起来了，这孩子又聪明又可爱，你们教育得真好！
Wǒ xiǎng qǐlái le, zhè háizi yòu cōngmíng yòu kě'ài, nǐmen jiàoyù de zhēn hǎo!
I remember now, this child is both smart and cute, you have educated them really well!
Text 1
一个人只有两只手，不可能得到所有想要的东西，所以有时候放弃是一种聪明的选择。
Yí gè rén zhǐyǒu liǎng zhī shǒu, bù kěnéng dédào suǒyǒu xiǎngyào de dōngxī, suǒyǐ yǒushíhòu fàngqì shì yì zhǒng cōngmíng de xuǎnzé.
A person only has two hands; it’s impossible to get everything you want, so sometimes giving up is a smart choice.
Text 3
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