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机灵 jīling

机灵 jīling Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 机灵 jīling .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jīling | ji1 ling5
English translation
clever
quick-witted

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About 机灵 jīling

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Traditional form

機靈

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 机灵 jīling

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

木几

Number of Strokes

6
líng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of líng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and líng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

彐火

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 机灵 jīling

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关掉 guān diào le 煤气 méi qì , gòu 机灵 jīling de .

She was intelligent enough to turn off the gas.

我们 wǒmen 他们 tā men 机灵 jīling , chāo jìn dào xiān dào le .

We outsmarted them and got there first by taking a shorter route.

机灵 jīling Decomposition

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机灵 jīling Compounds

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