机灵 (jī ling): Clever (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

机灵 consists of 2 characters.

jī

机

machine; mechanism; opportunity

líng

灵

spirit, soul, supernatural being

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How to Use 机灵 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 机灵 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

jī机

ling灵

neutral

become clever

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

jī机

ling灵

de的

hái孩

zi子

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

jī机

ling灵

neutral

very clever

Noun + Suffixwith劲儿

jīling jìnr

机灵劲儿

informalSpoken

4.

Example Sentences with 机灵

tā他

hěn很

jī机

líng灵

。

He is clever.

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How to Use 机灵 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 机灵 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

jī机

ling灵

neutral

become clever

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

jī机

ling灵

de的

hái孩

zi子

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

jī机

ling灵

neutral

very clever

Noun + Suffixwith劲儿

jīling jìnr

机灵劲儿

informalSpoken

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Example Sentences with 机灵

tā他

hěn很

jī机

líng灵

。

He is clever.

neutral

clever child

cleverness

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

jī机

líng灵

dì地

bì避

kāi开

le了

duì对

fāng方

shè设

xià下

de的

xiàn陷

jǐng阱

。

During the negotiation, he cleverly avoided the trap set by the other party.

tā他

nán难

dào道

bú不

gòu够

jī机

líng灵

，

wú无

fǎ法

lǐ理

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

de的

zhǐ指

lìng令

ma吗

？

Is he not clever enough to understand this complex instruction?

zhè这

ge个

hái孩

zi子

hěn很

jī机

líng灵

，

xué学

dōng东

xī西

hěn很

kuài快

。

This child is clever and learns things quickly.

bié别

kàn看

tā他

píng平

shí时

huà话

bù不

duō多

，

guān关

jiàn键

shí时

kè刻

kě可

jī机

líng灵

zhe着

ne呢

。

Don't be fooled by his usual quietness; he's very sharp at critical moments.

tā他

zhè这

cì次

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

bìng并

bù不

jī机

líng灵

，

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

yǒu有

xiē些

lǔ鲁

mǎng莽

。

His performance this time was not clever; instead, it seemed somewhat reckless.

miàn面

duì对

tū突

fā发

qíng情

kuàng况

，

tā他

zǒng总

néng能

jī机

líng灵

dì地

zhǎo找

dào到

jiě解

jué决

bàn办

fǎ法

。

Faced with unexpected situations, he always cleverly finds solutions.

tā她

jì既

jī机

líng灵

yòu又

qín勤

fèn奋

，

yīn因

cǐ此

zǒng总

néng能

chū出

sè色

dì地

wán完

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

。

She is both clever and diligent, so she always completes tasks excellently.

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