机灵
Old HSK 6
机灵 (jīling) · clever
机灵 (jīling) means “clever; smart; quick-witted”. It is written with 2 characters: 机 (machine) + 灵 (spirit). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 机灵 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)
灵 líng · spirit
What 灵 is made of
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
这个孩子很机灵。Zhège háizi hěn jīling.This child is very clever.
小狗机灵地跑开了。Xiǎogǒu jīling de pǎo kāi le.The puppy quickly darted away.
Questions about 机灵
What does 机灵 mean?
机灵 (jīling) means “clever; smart; quick-witted”.
How do you pronounce 机灵?
机灵 is pronounced jīling.
Which HSK level is 机灵?
机灵 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 机灵 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.