机灵 (機靈)
jī ling
Pinyin

Definition

机灵 (機靈)
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jī ling
  1. clever
  2. quick-witted

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

sī jī
  1. 1 chauffeur
  2. 2 driver
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
xīn líng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 quick-witted
  4. 4 heart
  5. 5 thoughts
  6. 6 spirit
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī
jī chǎng
  1. 1 airport
  2. 2 airfield
  3. 3 classifier: 家 jiā
  4. 4 classifier: 处 chù
jī huì
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 chance
  3. 3 occasion
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

人杰地灵
rén jié dì líng
  1. 1 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
天机不可泄漏
tiān jī bù kě xiè lòu
  1. 1 lit. mysteries of heaven must not be revealed (idiom); must not be revealed
  2. 2 I am not at liberty to inform you.

Sample Sentences

娘娘,这是奴才特意帮您万里挑一选出来的孩子,叫小顺子。人挺机灵,就是不懂规矩,还需要奴才花时间调教一下。
niángniang ,zhè shì núcái tèyì bāng nín wànlǐtiāoyī xuǎn chūlai de háizi ,jiào Xiǎoshùnzi 。rén tǐng jīling ,jiùshì bù dǒng guīju ,hái xūyào núcai huā shíjiān tiáojiào yīxià 。
Lady, this is an extremely rare little child that your slave chose especially for you! He's called Xiao Shunzi. He's very clever and bright. It's just that he doesn't understand the rules. Your slave must spend a little time training him.
吵什么吵?现在当不当太监已经由不得你了。给我好好听话,机灵点儿。伺候得好呢,金银珠宝、锦衣玉食那是少不了的。要不然,哪天脑袋搬家了都不知道。
chāo shénme chāo ?xiànzài dāng bù dāng tàijiàn yǐjīng yóubude nǐ le 。gěi wǒ hǎohāo tīnghuà ,jīling diǎnr 。cìhou de hǎo ne ,jīnyínzhūbǎo 、jǐnyīyùshí nà shì shǎobùliǎo de 。yàoburán ,nǎ tiān nǎodàibānjiā le dōu bù zhīdào 。
What are you making such a racket over? It's already not up to you whether you'll be a eunuch. Do what I say, and be smart. If you take good care of the Emperor, you'll have all the gold, silver, pearls, gems, fine clothes and delicacies you could possibly want. Otherwise, you'll never know when your head might roll!
啊,大熊猫呀,是人都知道,不稀奇。你见过金丝猴吗?也一样机灵可爱。不过现在金丝猴的数量已经不多了,非常珍贵。
ā ,dàxióngmāo yā ,shì rén dōu zhīdao ,bù xīqí 。nǐ jiàn guo jīnsīhóu ma ?yě yīyàng jīling kěài 。bùguò xiànzài jīnsīhóu de shùliàng yǐjīng bù duō le ,fēicháng zhēnguì 。
That's a different story, because people are familiar with pandas, they're not that exotic. Have you ever seen a golden-haired monkey? They are also smart and cute, but there are not many of them left. They are extremely rare.
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