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


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