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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 聪明
[cōngmíng]
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adjective
clever
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 聪明
[cōngmíng]
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形
天分高,智力强
Examples
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禀赋聪明
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be gifted with keen intelligence
→ 禀赋
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充分发挥人民群众的聪明才智
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give full play to the wisdom and creativity of the people
→ 才智
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聪明能干
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bright and capable
→ 聪明
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这孩子很聪明。
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This child is very clever.
→ 聪明
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这孩子用功但不怎么聪明。
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He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.
→ 但
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聪明过头
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be too clever by half
→ 过头
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聪明好学
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be intelligent and fond of learning
→ 好学
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绝顶聪明
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extremely intelligent
→ 绝顶
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他人倒聪明,就是路道没有走对。
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He's quite intelligent, but he doesn't have a correct approach to things.
→ 路道
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我弟弟没有他聪明。
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My younger brother is not so clever as he.
→ 没有
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Collocations
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聪明的孩子
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clever child
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聪明机灵
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be clever and smart
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真聪明
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quite smart
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冰雪聪明
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bright as ice and snow/very clever
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自作聪明
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think of oneself as clever
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聪明绝顶
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extremely clever
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聪明过人
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foretell with miraculous accuracy
nciku Note
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“聪明”、“伶俐”两个形容词都表示脑力好、智力强。
The adjectives 聪明 and 伶俐 both mean to have a good brain and to be very intelligent.
1.“聪明”一般指智力,“伶俐”兼指乖巧灵活。例(1)只能用“聪明”,而例(2)只能用“伶俐”。但两个词可以连用,表示智力和应付能力都强,如例(3)。
聪明 means “high intelligence”, while 伶俐 means “clever and nimble”. In example (1) only 聪明 can be used; in example (2) only 伶俐 can be used. But the two words can be used together to show both intelligence and the ability to cope with problems, as in example (3).
(1) 这个小孩很聪明,歌听了一遍就会唱了。
(2)作为一个相声演员,口齿要伶俐。
(3)这个女孩聪明伶俐,我们都很喜欢她。
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