益智
yì zhì
Pinyin

Definition

益智
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yì zhì
  1. to grow the intellect
  2. Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公益
gōng yì
  1. 1 public good
  2. 2 public welfare
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
智商
zhì shāng
  1. 1 IQ (intelligence quotient)
智慧
zhì huì
  1. 1 wisdom
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 intelligent
  4. 4 intelligence
智能
zhì néng
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 able
  3. 3 smart (phone, system, bomb etc)

Idioms (20)

不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
仁者见仁，智者见智
rén zhě jiàn rén , zhì zhě jiàn zhì
  1. 1 The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom.
  2. 2 Different views are admissible. (idiom)
做张做智
zuò zhāng zuò zhì
  1. 1 to put on an act (idiom); to pose
  2. 2 to show theatrical affectation
  3. 3 to indulge in histrionics
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.