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明智

míng zhì · ming zhi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. sensible
  2. wise
  3. judicious
  4. sagacious
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The shopping list

  1. Dengdeng

    双十一(shuāngshíyī)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)很多(hěnduō)东西(dōngxi)。

    Singles' Day is coming. I want to buy a lot of things.

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)想一想(xiǎngyīxiǎng)，你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)都(dōu)需要(xūyào)吗(ma)？

    Think first. Do you really need it all?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这样(zhèyàng)做(zuò)比较(bǐjiào)明智(míngzhì)。

    Right. Doing it this way is wiser.

  4. Liangliang

    明智(míngzhì)的(de)人(rén)会(huì)先(xiān)写(xiě)一个(yīgè)清单(qīngdān)。

    A wise person writes a list first.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)写好(xiěhǎo)了(le)，一共(yīgòng)一百(yībǎi)件(jiàn)。

    I wrote it. A hundred items in total.

  6. Liangliang

    一百(yībǎi)件(jiàn)？这(zhè)就(jiù)不(bù)明智(míngzhì)了(le)。

    A hundred items? That's not wise.

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2 examples
01

完(wán)全(quán)忽(hū)视(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)不(bú)会(huì)是(shì)明(míng)智(zhì)的(de)。

It wouldn't be wise to ignore Tom completely.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Ergulis · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)忠(zhōng)告(gào)总(zǒng)是(shì)很(hěn)明(míng)智(zhì)。

His advice is always very sensible.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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