HSK 3 vocabulary › 聪明
聪明
聪明 in English: intelligent; clever
cōng ming
intelligent; clever
How to pronounce 聪明
cōng ming (without tone marks: cong ming). cōng is a first (high, level) tone; ming is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 聪明
聪 cōng
(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
明 ming
bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear
bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear
Example sentences with 聪明
| 回去以后，我反复听录音，发现失败不是因为问题不够聪明，而是因为我缺少耐心和真正的好奇心。 | from A Failed Interview |
Related words
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | HSK 1 |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious | HSK 3 |
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate | HSK 4 |
| 证明 | zhèng míng | proof; certificate | HSK 4 |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear; to make known | HSK 5 |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent; an invention | HSK 5 |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; radiance | HSK 5 |
| 明确 | míng què | clear-cut; definite | HSK 5 |
| 明显 | míng xiǎn | clear; distinct | HSK 5 |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity | HSK 5 |