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


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