聪 cōng

intelligent, clever, bright

HSK 3 #1669

DEFINITIONS

  • intelligent, clever, bright
  • quick at hearing
  • wise
  • clever
  • sharp-witted
  • intelligent
  • acute

STROKES

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WORDS

聪明 cōng ming
HSK 3
intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing)
自作聪明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom)
小聪明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
聪慧 cōng huì bright; witty; intelligent
聪明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and wisdom
失聪 shī cōng to go deaf; to lose hearing
聪明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted
聪颖 cōng yǐng smart; intelligent
聪敏 cōng mǐn quick; bright; intelligent; clever; brilliant
聪明反被聪明误 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
耳聪目明 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
事后聪明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
冰雪聪明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
绝顶聪明 jué dǐng cōng ming extremely bright (idiom)
耍小聪明 shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming to get smart; to resort to petty tricks
聪明一世，懵懂一时 cōng ming yī shì ， měng dǒng yī shí see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
聪明一世，糊涂一时 cōng ming yī shì ， hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom); every man has a fool in his sleeve
聪明绝顶 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent (idiom)
聪明过头 cōng ming guò tóu too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
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