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聪明 (cōng ming): Clever (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

聪 • cōng • acute hearing, keen perception, intelligence
cōng聪

acute hearing, keen perception, intelligence

明 • ming • bright, clear, or to understand
ming明

bright, clear, or to understand

Word Info

Pinyincōng ming
Meaningclever; intelligent
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 聪明.

  • 面包miàn bāobread
  • 几乎jī hūalmost
  • 中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]
  • 机会jī huìopportunity
  • 请假qǐng jiàask for leave
  • 鼻子bí zinose
  • 根据gēn jùaccording to
  • 一般yī bānordinary
  • 熊猫xióng māopanda
  • 数学shù xuémaths
  • 照片zhào piànphotograph
  • 年轻nián qīngyoung
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 聪明.

Words with 聪
  • 失聪shī cōngbecome deaf, lose hearing
  • 聪慧cōng huìintelligent, bright
  • 小聪明xiǎo cōng míngcleverness in trivial matters; petty trick
聪明人
cōng míng rén
smart person
  • 聪明才智cōng míng cái zhìintelligence and talent
  • 自作聪明zì zuò cōng míngto think oneself clever; to act smart
  • Words with 明
    • 明天míng tiāntomorrow
    • 明年míng niánnext year
    • 明白míng baito understand
    • 证明zhèng míngproof
    • 说明shuō míngto explain; instruction
    • 说明书shuō míng shū(technical) manual
    • 光明guāng mínglight; bright; openhearted
    • 发明fā mínginvent; expound
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    cōng ming(cong ming)
    1. [adjective]clever; intelligent[HSK3]
    cōng míng(cong ming)
    1. [adjective]clever; intelligent[HSK 3.0 · L3]
    5.

    How to Use 聪明 in Sentences

    Adverb + Adjectivewith很
    hěn很
    cōng聪
    míng明
    neutral
    very smart
    Adjective + Nounwith孩子
    cōng聪
    míng明
    de的
    hái孩
    zi子
    Verb + Complementwith变得
    biàn变
    de得
    cōng聪
    míng明
    Idiomwith绝顶
    cōng聪
    míng明
    jué绝
    dǐng顶
    6.

    Example Sentences with 聪明

    zhè这
    ge个
    cōng聪
    míng明
    de的
    xiǎo小
    neutral
    smart child
    neutral
    become smart
    formal
    Written
    extremely intelligent
    nǚ女
    hái孩
    huì会
    bèi背
    hěn很
    duō多
    shī诗
    。
    This clever little girl can recite many poems.
    tā他
    tí提
    chū出
    le了
    yí一
    gè个
    cōng聪
    ming明
    de的
    jiě解
    jué决
    fāng方
    àn案
    ,
    jié节
    shěng省
    le了
    dà大
    liàng量
    shí时
    jiān间
    。
    He proposed a clever solution that saved a lot of time.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    yòng用
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    fāng方
    fǎ法
    xué学
    xí习
    wài外
    yǔ语
    cōng聪
    ming明
    ma吗
    ?
    Do you think it's clever to learn a foreign language this way?
    tā她
    suī虽
    rán然
    cōng聪
    ming明
    ,
    dàn但
    yǒu有
    shí时
    huì会
    hū忽
    lüè略
    xì细
    jié节
    。
    Although she is intelligent, she sometimes overlooks details.
    guāng光
    kào靠
    cōng聪
    ming明
    shì是
    bú不
    gòu够
    de的
    ,
    hái还
    xū需
    yào要
    nǔ努
    lì力
    hé和
    jiān坚
    chí持
    。
    Relying solely on cleverness is not enough; it also requires effort and persistence.
    zhè这
    ge个
    cōng聪
    ming明
    de的
    shè设
    jì计
    ràng让
    rì日
    cháng常
    jiā家
    wù务
    biàn变
    de得
    qīng轻
    sōng松
    duō多
    le了
    。
    This clever design makes daily housework much easier.