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机灵

jī ling

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 機靈

What 机灵 means

1. alert; quick-witted; lively

The characters in 机灵

• 机jī(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity
• 灵língquick; alert; efficacious

Example sentences

• 汤姆真是特别机灵。
  Tom is truly very bright.

Words starting with 机灵

• 机灵鬼jī líng guǐ(jocular) clever and quick-witted person

Sounds the same

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

• 机伶variant of 机灵