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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

敏捷 [mǐnjié]
  1. 1. adjective quick
    反应敏捷
    quick reactions
    猴子的动作非常敏捷
    Monkeys are extremely agile.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

敏捷 [mǐnjié]
  1. 1. quick; nimble; agile; swift
    动作敏捷
    be quick in movement

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

敏捷 [mǐnjié]
  1. 1. (思维、动作等)灵敏快捷
    才思敏捷
    非常敏捷地跳了过去。

Examples

才思敏捷
have a facile imagination
动作敏捷(缓慢)
quick (slow) in one's movements
文思敏捷
have a ready pen
敏捷
quick; nimble; agile
他动作敏捷得像只豹子。
He is as agile as a leopard.
她文思敏捷,写作时如同笔下生花。
She has a ready pen, and writes beautifully.
我想找一个思维敏捷的辩护人。
I want to find a quick-minded defense lawyer.
敏捷
nimble

Collocations

身手敏捷
nimble
反应敏捷
responsive
非常敏捷
very nimble
敏捷的思维
nimble thinking
敏捷地跨过
to cross over …nimbly

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

敏捷 and 敏锐

敏捷 and 敏锐
mǐnjié and mǐnruì

1. 敏捷 stresses on being nimble and quick, and is mostly applied to action and behavior.
(1) 他动作敏捷,一下子就冲过来接住了下落的背包。
(2) 他敏捷地接住了下落的背包。
(3) 他身手敏捷,这个动作对他来说应该不难。

2. 敏锐,with the stress on being nimble and acute, is mostly applied to a sense or perception.
(1) 一个好的警察,应该具有敏锐的观察力。
(2) 他用敏锐的目光看了我一眼。
(3) 虽然是一个很小的细节,但是还是被她敏锐地感觉到了。

When applied to things both nimble and sharp, the two words are interchangeable, but with a different stress.
(4) 他的思维敏捷敏锐),一句话就击中了问题的要害。
(5) 反应敏捷敏锐)是一个优秀的辩手应该具有的素质。

1. “敏捷”侧重于灵敏迅速,多用于动作行为。
2. “敏锐”侧重于灵敏锐利,多用于感官、感觉。
但在同时修饰灵敏迅速和锐利的事物中,有时这两个词可以互换,不过在意义上有侧重。

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