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

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3.

Character Breakdown

聪 • cōng • acute hearing, keen perception, intelligence

cōng聪

acute hearing, keen perception, intelligence

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Pinyincōng ming

Meaningclever; intelligent

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明 • ming • bright, clear, or to understand

ming明

bright, clear, or to understand

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 聪明.

附近fù jìnnearby
放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
其实qí shíin fact
皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
筷子kuài zichopsticks
游戏yóu xìgame
洗澡xǐ zǎohave a shower; bath
见面jiàn miànto meet
突然tū ránsuddenly
重要zhòng yàoimportant
电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail
经理jīng lǐmanager

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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.