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小聪明

xiǎo cōng ming

3-character word Traditional 小聰明

What 小聪明 means

1. clever-clever
2. clever in trivial matters
3. sharp but petty-minded

The characters in 小聪明

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 聪cōng(literary) acute (of hearing); (bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear

Example sentences

• 他只不过是有点小聪明。
  Tā zhǐbuguò shì yǒudiǎn xiǎocōngming.
  Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
• 即使他有些小聪明，但是他并不智慧。
  Jíshǐ tā yǒuxiē xiǎocōngming, dànshì tā bìngbù zhìhuì.
  Though he is clever, he isn't wise.

Words containing 小聪明

• 耍小聪明shuǎ xiǎo cōng mingto get smart; to resort to petty tricks