"聪明" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
聪明才智 聰明才智 cōng ming cái zhì intelligence and ability syn
聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted syn
聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming - líng lì (idiom) bright / clever / quick-witted syn
聪明过头 聰明過頭 cōng ming guò tóu too clever by half / excessive ingenuity
聪明绝顶 聰明絕頂 cōng ming jué dǐng highly intelligent / brilliant
聪明反被聪明误 聰明反被聰明誤 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity / cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good
聪明一世,糊涂一时 聰明一世,糊塗一時 cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment / every man has a fool in his sleeve
聪明一世,糊涂一时 聰明一世,糊塗一時 cóng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom) / every man has a fool in his sleeve
聪明一世,懵懂一时 聰明一世,懵懂一時 cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
聪明一世,懵懂一时 聰明一世,懵懂一時 cóng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cong2 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded syn
自作聪明 自作聰明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom) syn
冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
绝顶聪明 絕頂聰明 jué dǐng cōng ming highly intelligent / brilliant
冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě - cōng ming (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
事后聪明 事後聰明 shì hòu cōng ming wise after the event (idiom) / with hindsight, one should have predicted it
耍小聪明 耍小聰明 shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming to get smart / to resort to petty tricks
自作聪明 自作聰明 zì zuò - cōng míng (idiom) to think oneself clever syn
盲目聪明炸弹 盲目聰明炸彈 blind smart bomb
机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命 機關算盡太聰明,反算了卿卿性命 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4])

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