聰 cōng

intelligent, clever, bright

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
失聰 shī cōng to go deaf; to lose hearing
小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming extremely bright (idiom)
耍小聰明 shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming to get smart; to resort to petty tricks
耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive
聰慧 cōng huì bright; witty; intelligent
聰敏 cōng mǐn quick; bright; intelligent; clever; brilliant
聰明 cōng ming intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing)
聰明一世，懵懂一時 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]
聰明一世，糊塗一時 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
聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted
聰明反被聰明誤 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
聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and wisdom
聰明絕頂 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent (idiom)
聰明過頭 cōng ming guò tóu too clever by half; excessive ingenuity
聰穎 cōng yǐng smart; intelligent
自作聰明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom)
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