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


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