机智
Old HSK 6
机智 (jīzhì) · quick-witted
机智 (jīzhì) means “quick-witted; resourceful”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 智 (wisdom). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 机智 is built
The characters
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
智 zhì · wisdom
What 智 is made of
- 知zhī — to know
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Known 知 clearly 日; 知 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他机智地回答了记者的问题。Tā jīzhì de huídá le jìzhě de wèntí.He answered the reporter's question with quick wit.
这个机智的孩子想出了好办法。Zhège jīzhì de háizi xiǎngchū le hǎo bànfǎ.This clever child came up with a good idea.
Questions about 机智
What does 机智 mean?
机智 (jīzhì) means “quick-witted; resourceful”.
How do you pronounce 机智?
机智 is pronounced jīzhì.
Which HSK level is 机智?
机智 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 机场jīchǎngairport
- 机票jīpiàoplane ticket
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 机会jīhuìchance
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 司机sījīdriver
Learn 机智 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.