精
明

Astute in Chinese: 精明 (jīng míng)

jīng míng

astute

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1astute; shrewd; smart

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精
明

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 这位商人非常精明能干。

    zhè wèi shāng rén fēi cháng jīng míng néng gàn。

    This businessman is very shrewd and capable.

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Related words

精

jīng

essence

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

明白

míng bai

clear

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

精神

jīng shén

spirit

说明

shuō míng

to explain

证明

zhèng míng

proof

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

发明

fā míng

to invent

光明

guāng míng

light

精力

jīng lì

energy

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