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精明 (jīng míng): Astute / shrewd (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

精明 consists of 2 characters.

refined, pure, essence, spirit

bright, clear, or to understand

Word Info

Pinyinjīng míng

Meaningastute / shrewd

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word精明

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3.

How to Use 精明 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith商人

jīng精

míng明

de的

shāng商

rén人

neutral

shrewd businessman

Subject + Adjectivewith为人

wéi为

rén人

jīng精

míng明

Adjective + Adjectivewith能干

jīng精

míng明

néng能

gàn干

Idiomwith强干

jīng精

míng明

qiáng强

gàn干

Adjective + Complementwith过人

jīng精

míng明

guò过

rén人

4.

Example Sentences with 精明

tā他

hěn很

jīng精

míng明

，

zǒng总

néng能

zhǎo

neutral

be shrewd as a person

neutral

smart and capable

formal

Written

astute and competent

formal

exceptionally shrewd

找

dào到

hǎo好

bàn办

fǎ法

。

He is shrewd and always finds good solutions.

Zhè这

wèi位

shāng商

rén人

fēi非

cháng常

jīng精

míng明

，

zǒng总

néng能

fā发

xiàn现

hǎo好

de的

tóu投

zī资

jī机

huì会

。

This businessman is very shrewd and always manages to find good investment opportunities.

tā他

jīng精

míng明

de的

tán谈

pàn判

jì技

qiǎo巧

wèi为

gōng公

sī司

yíng赢

dé得

le了

guān关

jiàn键

hé合

tong同

。

His shrewd negotiation skills secured a crucial contract for the company.

zài在

tóu投

zī资

fāng方

miàn面

，

nǐ你

zhēn真

de的

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

zú足

gòu够

jīng精

míng明

ma吗

？

Do you really think you are astute enough when it comes to investing?

zhè这

wèi位

shāng商

rén人

hěn很

jīng精

míng明

，

shēng生

yì意

zuò做

dé得

hěn很

hǎo好

。

This businessman is astute and runs his business very well.

tā他

kàn看

sì似

suí随

hé和

，

dàn但

zài在

cái财

wù务

wèn问

tí题

shàng上

què却

yì异

cháng常

jīng精

míng明

。

He seems easygoing, but is exceptionally shrewd on financial matters.

tā她

bìng并

fēi非

bù不

jīng精

míng明

，

zhǐ只

shì是

yǒu有

shí时

guò过

yú于

xìn信

rèn任

tā他

rén人

。

It's not that she isn't astute; she just sometimes trusts others too much.

tā她

jīng精

míng明

dì地

fēn分

xī析

le了

shì市

chǎng场

qū趋

shì势

，

zuò做

chū出

le了

míng明

zhì智

de的

tóu投

zī资

jué决

dìng定

。

She shrewdly analyzed market trends and made a wise investment decision.

zhè这

wèi位

jīng精

míng明

de的

qǐ企

yè业

jiā家

jì既

dòng洞

chá察

le了

shì市

chǎng场

，

yòu又

guī规

bì避

le了

qián潜

zài在

fēng风

xiǎn险

。

This shrewd entrepreneur both gained insight into the market and avoided potential risks.

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精力jīng lìHSK 5
精神jīng shénHSK 5
精准jīng zhǔnHSK 6
精华jīng huáHSK 6
精密jīng mìHSK 6
精心jīng xīnHSK 6
精确jīng quèHSK 6

Words with 明

明天míng tiānHSK 1
明年míng niánHSK 1
明白míng baiHSK 3
聪明cōng mingHSK 3
证明zhèng míngHSK 4
说明shuō míngHSK 4
说明书shuō míng shūHSK 4
光明

guāng míng

HSK 5