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intelligence / intellect
HSK 4
intelligent / able / smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
HSK 4
wisdom; intelligence
HSK 6
reason / intellect / rationality / rational
HSK 6
quick-witted / resourceful
HSK 7-9
sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious
HSK 7-9
IQ (intelligence quotient)
HSK 7-9
opinions differ (idiom)
HSK 7-9
resourceful / full of stratagems
HSK 7-9
artificial intelligence (AI)
HSK 7-9
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  *智* | 智* | *智
(literary) wise; wisdom
wisdom
Homo sapiens
weak-minded / mentally deficient / retarded
resourcefulness; ingenuity
to take by ruse / to outwit / to outsmart
wisdom tooth
intelligence and ability
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
wise and farsighted
mind / wisdom / consciousness
ability and wisdom
sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person
to grow the intellect / Alpinia oxyphylla, a type of ginger (Chinese medicine)
crowd knowledge / collective wisdom
quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully
battle of wits
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
intellectual development
resourceful person / mastermind
learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded
quick witted / able to think fast in an emergency
to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom) / also written 情急之下
the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom) / fig. wisdom only comes with experience
(Tw) artificial intelligence
educational toy
knowledge; learning / (attributive) intellectual
smartwatch
unwise
think tank; brain trust
(automotive technology) intelligent driving (abbr. for 智能駕駛|智能驾驶)
Mozilla China, software company founded in 2005, headquartered in Beijing
mental retardation
The benevolent sees benevolence, the wise sees wisdom. / Different views are admissible. (idiom)
great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
smart card
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
to lose one's head over lust / sex-crazy (idiom)
mind map
intellectual disability / cognitive disability / learning disability / mental retardation
smartphone (Tw)
educational toy
think tank; intellectual resource
anti-intellectual
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetic sense
emotional intelligence (EQ)
sensible act
stupid tax; unwise purchase
think tank; brain trust
lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom) / fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence
Jirisan or Mount Chiri, mountain in the south of South Korea
Pallas, an asteroid, discovered in 1802 by H.W. Olbers
intelligent design (religion)
(computing) intelligent agent (in AI)
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
to put on an act (idiom); to pose / to show theatrical affectation / to indulge in histrionics
anti-intellectualism
anti-intellectualism
out of one's mind
to lose one's cognitive function; to suffer from dementia
dementia
wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)
intelligence test
intellectual property
intellectual property (Tw)
wisdom tooth
(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息)
wisdom tooth
smartphone
person with learning difficulties (handicap) / retarded person
Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012)
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经
Michiko, Japanese female given name / Empress Michiko of Japan (1934-)
artificial general intelligence (AGI)
Lai Chee-ying, aka Jimmy Lai (1947-), Hong Kong media tycoon, prominent critic of the CCP and supporter of the pro-democracy camp 民主派


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