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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
快 kuài	快 \| 快* \| *快	rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant	HSK 1


聪明 cōngming	聪明 \| 聪明* \| *聪明	intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)	聰明 HSK 5


别具匠心 biéjùjiàngxīn	别具匠心 \| 别具匠心* \| *别具匠心	to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived	別具匠心 HSK 7-9


妙 miào	妙 \| 妙* \| *妙	clever / wonderful	HSK 6


乖巧 guāiqiǎo	乖巧 \| 乖巧* \| *乖巧	clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute	HSK 7-9


乖 guāi	乖 \| 乖* \| *乖	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal	HSK 7-9


巧妙 qiǎomiào	巧妙 \| 巧妙* \| *巧妙	ingenious; clever / ingenuity; artifice	HSK 6


灵敏 língmǐn	灵敏 \| 灵敏* \| *灵敏	smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp	靈敏 HSK 7-9


㑩 luó	㑩 \| 㑩* \| *㑩	smart / clever	儸


机灵 jīling	机灵 \| 机灵* \| *机灵	clever / quick-witted	機靈 HSK 7-9


妙招 miàozhāo	妙招 \| 妙招* \| *妙招	smart move / clever way of doing sth


灵通 língtōng	灵通 \| 灵通* \| *灵通	fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective	靈通 HSK 7-9


聪 cōng	聪 \| 聪* \| *聪	(literary) acute (of hearing) / (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp	聰


小聪明 xiǎocōngming	小聪明 \| 小聪明* \| *小聪明	clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded	小聰明


智者 zhìzhě	智者 \| 智者* \| *智者	sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person


聪明过头 cōngmingguòtóu	聪明过头 \| 聪明过头* \| *聪明过头	too clever by half; excessive ingenuity	聰明過頭


心灵手巧 xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo	心灵手巧 \| 心灵手巧* \| *心灵手巧	capable / clever / dexterous	心靈手巧 HSK 7-9


古灵精怪 gǔlíngjīngguài	古灵精怪 \| 古灵精怪* \| *古灵精怪	(idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky	古靈精怪


神机妙算 shénjīmiàosuàn	神机妙算 \| 神机妙算* \| *神机妙算	divine strategy and wonderful planning (idiom) / clever scheme / supremely clever in his schemes	神機妙算


伶俐 línglì	伶俐 \| 伶俐* \| *伶俐	clever; witty; intelligent / deft; adroit


珠玉 zhūyù	珠玉 \| 珠玉* \| *珠玉	pearls and jades / jewels / clever remark / beautiful writing / gems of wisdom / genius / outstanding person


机灵鬼 jīlíngguǐ	机灵鬼 \| 机灵鬼* \| *机灵鬼	(jocular) clever and quick-witted person	機靈鬼


弄巧成拙 nòngqiǎochéngzhuō	弄巧成拙 \| 弄巧成拙* \| *弄巧成拙	to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face


知人者智，自知者明 zhīrénzhězhì, zìzhīzhěmíng	知人…者明 \| 知人…者明* \| *知人…者明	those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經｜道德经


乖觉 guāijué	乖觉 \| 乖觉* \| *乖觉	perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd	乖覺


妙趣 miàoqù	妙趣 \| 妙趣* \| *妙趣	witty / clever / amusing


玲珑剔透 línglóngtītòu	玲珑剔透 \| 玲珑剔透* \| *玲珑剔透	exquisitely made / very clever	玲瓏剔透


巧妇 qiǎofù	巧妇 \| 巧妇* \| *巧妇	clever wife / ingenious housewife / Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)	巧婦


颖 yǐng	颖 \| 颖* \| *颖	head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding	穎


聪明反被聪明误 cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù	聪明…明误 \| 聪明…明误* \| *聪明…明误	(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good	聰明反被聰明誤


心眼 xīnyǎn	心眼 \| 心眼* \| *心眼	heart / intention / conscience / consideration / cleverness / tolerance


聪明伶俐 cōngminglínglì	聪明伶俐 \| 聪明伶俐* \| *聪明伶俐	(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted	聰明伶俐


铁齿铜牙 tiěchǐtóngyá	铁齿铜牙 \| 铁齿铜牙* \| *铁齿铜牙	clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)	鐵齒銅牙


自作聪明 zìzuòcōngmíng	自作聪明 \| 自作聪明* \| *自作聪明	(idiom) to think oneself clever	自作聰明


伶牙俐齿 língyálìchǐ	伶牙俐齿 \| 伶牙俐齿* \| *伶牙俐齿	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent / having the gift of the gab	伶牙俐齒


一力降十会 yīlìxiángshíhuì	一力降十会 \| 一力降十会* \| *一力降十会	brute force overcomes clever tactics	一力降十會


灵利 línglì	灵利 \| 灵利* \| *灵利	clever / bright / quick-witted	靈利


邪招 xiézhāo	邪招 \| 邪招* \| *邪招	clever move from out of left field


卖乖 màiguāi	卖乖 \| 卖乖* \| *卖乖	to show off one's cleverness / (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by	賣乖


灵气 língqì	灵气 \| 灵气* \| *灵气	spiritual influence (of mountains etc) / cleverness / ingeniousness	靈氣


玲珑 línglóng	玲珑 \| 玲珑* \| *玲珑	(onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble	玲瓏


𫍽 xuān	𫍽 \| 𫍽* \| *𫍽	usually used in a name / clever / intelligent	譞


惺惺 xīngxīng	惺惺 \| 惺惺* \| *惺惺	(literary) awake / (literary) intelligent; clever


讨巧 tǎoqiǎo	讨巧 \| 讨巧* \| *讨巧	to act cleverly to get what one desires / to get the best at least expense	討巧


撇步 piěbù	撇步 \| 撇步* \| *撇步	(Tw) trick (of the trade); clever move (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [phiat-pōo])


有本事 yǒuběnshi	有本事 \| 有本事* \| *有本事	to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我 Hit me if you dare!


猴儿精 hóurjīng	猴儿精 \| 猴儿精* \| *猴儿精	(dialect) shrewd / clever	猴兒精


高妙 gāomiào	高妙 \| 高妙* \| *高妙	masterly / subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc)


灵妙 língmiào	灵妙 \| 灵妙* \| *灵妙	wonderful; ingenious; clever	靈妙


灵机 língjī	灵机 \| 灵机* \| *灵机	sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick	靈機


耍嘴皮 shuǎzuǐpí	耍嘴皮 \| 耍嘴皮* \| *耍嘴皮	to show off with clever talk / big-headed / a smart-ass


嘴乖 zuǐguāi	嘴乖 \| 嘴乖* \| *嘴乖	(coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way


有心眼 yǒuxīnyǎn	有心眼 \| 有心眼* \| *有心眼	clever / sharp


詊 pàn	詊 \| 詊* \| *詊	pleasing / clever talk


妒能害贤 dùnénghàixián	妒能害贤 \| 妒能害贤* \| *妒能害贤	jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)	妒能害賢


慜 mǐn	慜 \| 慜* \| *慜	clever / old variant of 愍


㑇 zhòu	㑇 \| 㑇* \| *㑇	(old) beautiful; clever	㑳

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