Chinese word dictionary

聪明

cōngmíng · intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)

Word information

Simplified聪明
Traditional聰明
Pinyincōngmíng
Part of speech
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03

How to learn 聪明

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.