聪明

cōng ming · cong ming

Traditional 聰明

Meaning

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  1. intelligent; clever; bright
  2. acute (of sight and hearing)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)并(bìng)不(bú)像(xiàng)他(tā)自(zì)认(rèn)为(wéi)的(de)那(nà)么(me)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

Tom isn't nearly as smart as he thinks he is.

Tatoeba: Chinese by lokria · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

与(yǔ)其(qí)说(shuō)他(tā)有(yǒu)智(zhì)慧(huì),不(bù)如(rú)说(shuō)他(tā)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

He is more clever than wise.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tigro1973 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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