机灵

机灵 jīlíng

Clever (smart)

机灵 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體機靈 jiling

What 机灵 means

Clever (smart)

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Character by character

机灵 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

机

jī

Machine (airplane - opportunity)

灵

líng

Spirit (agile - sensitive - effective - soul)

Words that share a character with 机灵

How to write 机灵

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机灵 in a sentence

这孩子很机灵，一点就通。

Zhè háizi hěn jīling, yì diǎn jiù tōng.

This child is quick-witted and catches on at once.

他机灵地躲开了迎面来的车。

Tā jīling de duǒ kāi le yíngmiàn lái de chē.

He nimbly dodged the oncoming car.

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Questions about 机灵

What does 机灵 mean in English?

机灵 is pronounced jīlíng and means Clever (smart).

How do you pronounce 机灵?

机灵 is jīlíng in pinyin — written jiling without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 机灵?

机灵 is written with 2 characters: 机 (jī) Machine (airplane - opportunity), 灵 (líng) Spirit (agile - sensitive - effective - soul). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 机灵 written in traditional Chinese?

機靈. The simplified form 机灵 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 機靈 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jīlíng.

Is 机灵 an HSK word?

Yes — 机灵 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

讥笑 jīxiào 饥饿 jī'è 机动 jīdòng 机构 jīgòu 机密 jīmì 机械 jīxiè 机遇 jīyù 机智 jīzhì

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