intelligent and perceptive; quick-witted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
intelligent and perceptive; quick-witted (especially of young people)
literaryA literary term describing someone, usually a young person, who is exceptionally bright and quick to understand. Often used in written Chinese to praise a child's natural talent for learning.
Tā他
zì自
yòu幼
yǐng颖
wù悟
，
wǔ五
suì岁
néng能
sòng诵
shī诗
。
He has been intelligent and perceptive since childhood, able to recite poetry at age five.
Zhè这
ge个
hái孩
zi子
yǐng颖
wù悟
guò过
rén人
，
lǎo老
shī师
yī一
jiǎng讲
tā他
jiù就
míng明
bai白
le了
。
This child is exceptionally perceptive; he understood as soon as the teacher explained.
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Tā她
suī虽
rán然
nián年
yòu幼
，
dàn但
yǐng颖
wù悟
fēi非
fán凡
，
shēn深
dé得
zhǎng长
bèi辈
xǐ喜
ài爱
。
Although she is young, she is extraordinarily perceptive and deeply loved by her elders.