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灵巧 (líng qiǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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灵巧 (líng qiǎo): Clever / nimble (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

灵巧 consists of 2 characters.

spirit, soul, supernatural being

skillful, ingenious, clever

Word Info

Pinyinlíng qiǎo

Meaningclever / nimble

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word灵巧

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3.

How to Use 灵巧 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

líng灵

qiǎo巧

neutral

very dexterous

Adjective + Nounwith双手

líng灵

qiǎo巧

de的

shuāng双

shǒu手

Noun + Adjective

dòng动

zuò作

líng灵

qiǎo巧

neutral

nimble movements

4.

Example Sentences with 灵巧

tā她

de的

shǒu手

hěn很

líng灵

qiǎo巧

，

huì

neutral

deft hands

xīn心

si思

líng灵

qiǎo巧

formalWritten

ingenious mind

会

zuò做

hěn很

duō多

xiǎo小

wán玩

jù具

。

Her hands are very dexterous; she can make many small toys.

jìn尽

guǎn管

rèn任

wu务

fù复

zá杂

，

tā他

réng仍

yǐ以

líng灵

qiǎo巧

de的

shǒu手

fǎ法

wán完

chéng成

le了

jīng精

mì密

yí仪

qì器

de的

zǔ组

zhuāng装

。

Despite the complexity of the task, he still assembled the precision instrument with nimble hands.

zài在

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

tā他

píng凭

jiè借

líng灵

qiǎo巧

de的

sī思

wéi维

huà化

jiě解

le了

duì对

fāng方

jiān尖

ruì锐

de的

tí提

wèn问

。

In the debate, he deftly deflected the opponent's sharp questions with his clever thinking.

zhè这

zhǐ只

xiǎo小

māo猫

dòng动

zuò作

líng灵

qiǎo巧

，

qīng轻

sōng松

dì地

tiào跳

shàng上

le了

gāo高

gāo高

de的

wéi围

qiáng墙

。

This little cat moves nimbly and easily jumped onto the high wall.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā她

chǔ处

lǐ理

rén人

jì际

guān关

xì系

de的

fāng方

shì式

fēi非

cháng常

líng灵

qiǎo巧

ma吗

？

Don't you think her way of handling interpersonal relationships is very clever?

tā他

de的

shǒu手

zhǐ指

bìng并

bù不

líng灵

qiǎo巧

，

yīn因

cǐ此

xué学

xí习

tán弹

gāng钢

qín琴

shí时

yù遇

dào到

le了

bù不

shǎo少

kùn困

nán难

。

His fingers are not nimble, so he encountered many difficulties when learning to play the piano.

tā他

líng灵

qiǎo巧

dì地

bì避

kāi开

le了

lù路

shàng上

de的

zhàng障

ài碍

，

shùn顺

lì利

dào到

dá达

le了

zhōng终

diǎn点

。

He skillfully avoided the obstacles on the road and successfully reached the finish line.

nǐ你

kàn看

，

nà那

zhī只

sōng松

shǔ鼠

yòng用

líng灵

qiǎo巧

de的

zhuǎ爪

zi子

bāo剥

kāi开

jiān坚

guǒ果

de的

yàng样

zi子

duō多

yǒu有

qù趣

！

Look, how interesting it is to see that squirrel using its nimble paws to crack open the nut!

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 灵巧.

Words with 灵

灵活líng huóHSK 5
心灵xīn língHSK 6
机灵jī lingHSK 6
灵感líng gǎnHSK 6
灵敏líng mǐnHSK 6
灵魂líng húnHSK 6

失灵

shī líng

HSK 7-9

灵通líng tōngHSK 7-9

Words with 巧

巧克力qiǎo kè lìHSK 4
巧妙qiǎo miàoHSK 5
恰巧qià qiǎoHSK 6
技巧jì qiǎoHSK 6
乖巧guāi qiǎoHSK 7-9
凑巧còu qiǎoHSK 7-9
巧合qiǎo héHSK 7-9
碰巧pèng qiǎoHSK 7-9