聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright

1. 1.

   intelligent; clever; brightadjective

• 聪clever; intelligent; sharp
• 明bright

聪明 can follow 很 or 真, and it can modify a noun with 的, as in 聪明的学生.

1. HSK 1

   这个孩子很聪明。

   Zhège háizi hěn cōngming.

   This child is very intelligent.

2. HSK 1

   她是一个聪明的学生。

   Tā shì yí ge cōngming de xuéshēng.

   She is a clever student.

3. HSK 1

   我觉得他很聪明。

   Wǒ juéde tā hěn cōngming.

   I think he is very clever.

4. HSK 1

   你真聪明。

   Nǐ zhēn cōngming.

   You are really bright.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这个孩子聪明吗？

   Zhège háizi cōngming ma?

   Is this child clever?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   这个孩子很聪明。

   Zhège háizi hěn cōngming.

   This child is very clever.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   她是一个聪明的学生吗？

   Tā shì yí ge cōngming de xuéshēng ma?

   Is she a clever student?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   她是一个聪明的学生。

   Tā shì yí ge cōngming de xuéshēng.

   She is a clever student.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你觉得他聪明吗？

   Nǐ juéde tā cōngming ma?

   Do you think he is clever?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   我觉得他很聪明。

   Wǒ juéde tā hěn cōngming.

   I think he is very clever.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这个孩子很___。(This child is very intelligent.)

   A聪明B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "She is a clever student"?

   A她是一个聪明的学生。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你___聪明。(You are really bright.)

   A真B是C的

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Related words

• 明白míng baito understand; to realizeHSK 3
• 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware ofHSK 1
• 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1
• 孩子hái zichildHSK 1
• 学校xué xiàoschoolHSK 1
• 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1

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