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机智

jī zhì

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 機智

What 机智 means

1. quick-witted
2. resourceful

The characters in 机智

• 机jī(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity
• 智zhì(literary) wise; wisdom

Example sentences

• 他是个机智的人。
  Tā shì gè jīzhì de rén.
  He is a quick-witted man.

Sounds the same

Read jī zhì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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