机
灵

Clever in Chinese: 机灵 (jī ling)

jī ling

clever

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 機靈1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1clever
  2. 2quick-witted

Stroke order

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机
灵

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

˙ㄌㄧㄥ

ling

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng

Simplified & traditional

机灵

Simplified

機靈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个孩子很机灵,一学就会。

    zhè ge hái zi hěn jī ling, yì xué jiù huì。

    This kid is very quick-witted and learns things instantly.

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Related words

灵

líng

quick

飞机

fēi jī

airplane

机场

jī chǎng

airport

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

机会

jī huì

opportunity

司机

sī jī

chauffeur

机器

jī qì

machine

灵活

líng huó

flexible

机票

jī piào

air ticket

关机

guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

开机

kāi jī

to start an engine

相机

xiàng jī

camera (abbr. for 照相机)

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