clever; ingenious; skillful
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
clever; ingenious; skillful; subtle
Describes methods, techniques, or ideas that are executed with exceptional skill or cleverness. Can function adverbially to modify verbs (e.g., 巧妙地运用).
Zhè这
gè个
shè设
jì计
de的
gòu构
sī思
fēi非
cháng常
qiǎo巧
miào妙
。
The concept of this design is extremely ingenious.
Tā他
xiǎng想
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de的
jì计
cè策
lái来
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
He came up with a clever strategy to solve the problem.
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Zuò作
zhě者
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
yùn运
yòng用
le了
bǐ比
yù喻
，
shǐ使
wén文
zhāng章
gèng更
jiā加
shēng生
dòng动
。
The author skillfully employed metaphors, making the article more vivid.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
gè个
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
bǎ把
chuán传
tǒng统
yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
jié结
hé合
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
de的
lì例
zi子
。
This is an example of cleverly combining tradition with modernity.