敏捷

敏捷 mǐnjié

Nimble (agile - quick)

敏捷 in a sentence HSK 6 minjie

What 敏捷 means

  1. Nimble (agile - quick)

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

敏
mǐn
Keen (quick - clever - sensitive)
捷
jié
Victory (quick - rapid)

Words that share a character with 敏捷

How to write 敏捷

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敏捷 in a sentence

他动作敏捷,一下就躲开了。
Tā dòngzuò mǐnjié, yíxià jiù duǒ kāi le.
He moved nimbly and dodged out of the way at once.
老人思维依然十分敏捷。
Lǎorén sīwéi yīrán shífēn mǐnjié.
The old man's mind is still very quick.

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Questions about 敏捷

What does 敏捷 mean in English?

敏捷 is pronounced mǐnjié and means Nimble (agile - quick).

How do you pronounce 敏捷?

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

What are the characters in 敏捷?

敏捷 is written with 2 characters: 敏 (mǐn) Keen (quick - clever - sensitive), 捷 (jié) Victory (quick - rapid). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 敏捷 an HSK word?

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

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