Hanzi
Traditional
聰
Simplified
聪

(literary) acute (of hearing)/(bound form) clever; intelligent; sharp

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

cōng

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨㄥ

Jyutping

cung1

Example sentences

聰明 / 聪明 cōngmíng
這孩子很聰明，學什麼都很快。
这孩子很聪明，学什么都很快。

This child is very smart and learns everything very quickly.

但是 dànshì
他很聰明，但是不努力。
他很聪明，但是不努力。

He is smart, but not hardworking.

Example Vocabulary

聰明

cong1'ming2

smart; intelligent; clever

聰慧

cong1'hui4

失聰

shi1'cong1

小聰明

xiao3'cong1'ming2

聰

cong1

聰敏

cong1'min3

聰明才智

cong1'ming2'cai2'zhi4

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