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聪明

cōng ming · cong ming

Traditional 聰明

HSK 5Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. intelligent; clever; bright
  2. acute (of sight and hearing)
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A clever five-year-old

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)女儿(nǚér)才(cái)五(wǔ)岁(suì)，已经(yǐjīng)会(huì)下棋(xiàqí)了(le)。

    My daughter is only five and already plays chess.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)聪明(cōngming)！她(tā)能(néng)赢(yíng)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    So smart! Can she beat you?

  3. Liangliang

    能(néng)。我(wǒ)喝茶(hēchá)的(de)时候(shíhou)，她(tā)偷偷(tōutōu)动(dòng)我(wǒ)的(de)棋子(qízǐ)。

    Yes. When I drink tea, she secretly moves my pieces.

  4. Dengdeng

    聪明(cōngming)是(shì)聪明(cōngming)，就是(jiùshì)不(bù)太(tài)诚实(chéngshí)。

    Smart is smart, but not very honest.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)跟(gēn)她(tā)说(shuō)了(le)。她(tā)说(shuō)下次(xiàcì)会(huì)更(gèng)聪明(cōngming)，不(bù)让(ràng)我(wǒ)发现(fāxiàn)。

    I already told her. She said next time she will be smarter and I will not notice.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)并(bìng)不(bú)像(xiàng)他(tā)自(zì)认(rèn)为(wéi)的(de)那(nà)么(me)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

Tom isn't nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

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

02

与(yǔ)其(qí)说(shuō)他(tā)有(yǒu)智(zhì)慧(huì)，不(bù)如(rú)说(shuō)他(tā)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

He is more clever than wise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tigro1973 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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