cōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. quick at hearing
  2. 2. wise
  3. 3. clever
  4. 4. sharp-witted
  5. 5. intelligent
  6. 6. acute

Example Sentences

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他很 明。
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Words Containing 聪

聪明
cōng ming

intelligent

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)

失聪
shī cōng

to go deaf; to lose one's hearing

小聪明
xiǎo cōng ming

clever-clever

机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命
jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng

if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])

绝顶聪明
jué dǐng cōng ming

highly intelligent; brilliant

耍小聪明
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming

to get smart

耳聪目明
ěr cōng mù míng

sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)

聪慧
cōng huì

bright

聪敏
cōng mǐn

quick

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[cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí]

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)

聪明伶俐
cōng ming líng lì

clever and quick-witted

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

聪明才智
cōng ming cái zhì

intelligence and wisdom

聪明绝顶
cōng ming jué dǐng

highly intelligent; brilliant

聪明过头
cōng ming guò tóu

too clever by half

聪颖
cōng yǐng

smart

自作聪明
zì zuò cōng míng

to think oneself clever (idiom)