聪明 (聰明)
cōng ming
Pinyin

Definition

聪明 (聰明)
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cōng ming
  1. intelligent
  2. clever
  3. bright
  4. smart
  5. acute (of sight and hearing)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哪里聪明？
nǎlǐ cōngming ？
How is it smart?
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这想法真聪明！
zhè xiǎngfǎ zhēn cōngming ！
What a smart idea!
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你真的是太聪明了，我怎么完全没想到。我今天晚上回去好好查资料，下星期来讨论！
nǐ zhēn de shì tài cōngming le ，wǒ zěnme wánquán méixiǎngdào 。wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang huíqu hǎohāo chá zīliào ，xiàxīngqī lái tǎolùn ！
You're so clever. How didn't I think of it at all. I'll look up information on it properly when I get home tonight. Let's talk about it next week!
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一天八小时一周五天的话，需要花上五年，而且呢，即便是拥有快速学习能力的“聪明人”一样需要沉淀，急不得，一步一个脚印才行。
yītiān bā xiǎoshí yīzhōu wǔtiān dehuà ，xūyào huāshàng wǔ nián ，érqiě ne ，jíbiàn shì yōngyǒu kuàisù xuéxí nénglì de “cōngmíng rén ”yīyàng xūyào chéndiàn ，jí bùdé ，yībù yī gè jiǎoyìn cái xíng 。
If you spend eight hours a day, five days a week, it will take five years. And also, even "clever people" who learn quickly need to settle into this, there's no rushing it. You can only do it one step at a time.
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真聪明，说到灯谜，我这儿正好有个灯谜，你猜猜，怎么样？
zhēn cōngming ，shuōdào dēngmí ，wǒ zhèr zhènghǎo yǒu gè dēngmí ，nǐ cāi cai ，zěnmeyàng ？
You're so clever. Talking of lantern riddles, I have one right here. How about having a go at it?
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也是，还是你聪明，在公家单位找了个铁饭碗的工作。
yě shì ，háishi nǐ cōngming ，zài gōngjiā dānwèi zhǎo le ge tiěfànwǎn de gōngzuò 。
That's true. You are the smarter one for finding a stable job at a public sector.
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如果知道自己是不够聪明的人，只要早一点开始努力准备或是努力学习，就比较有机会成功。
rúguǒ zhīdào zìjǐ shì bùgòu cōngming de rén ，zhǐyào zǎo yìdiǎn kāishǐ nǔlì zhǔnbèi huòshì nǔlì xuéxí ，jiù bǐjiào yǒu jīhuì chénggōng 。
If we knew we are not smart enough, as long as we start to prepare earlier or work harder, it’s more likely for us to succeed.
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妹妹非常聪明。
mèimei fēicháng cōngming 。
Little sister is very smart.
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中文老师非常聪明。
Zhōngwén lǎoshī fēicháng cōngming 。
The Chinese teacher is very smart.
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哈哈，说得没错，你怎么这么聪明，买包好！那什么款式的包啊，价位呢？大牌的可都上万呐？
hāhā ，shuō de méicuò ，nǐ zěnme zhème cōngming ，mǎi bāo hǎo ！nà shénme kuǎnshì de bāo ā ，jiàwèi ne ？dàpái de kě dōu shàng wàn nà ？
Ha ha, you're right. How are you this clever? Let's buy a bag! So what style of bag and what price? The big brands cost tens of thousands!
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