机智 jīzhì tactful; resourceful

Traditional: 機智

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 机智 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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中机智。

It means resourceful, quick on your feet. Picture a friend who finds a clever way out of an awkward spot, and everyone turns to say it about them. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

机智 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

机智 — the Chinese character for tactful; resourceful (jīzhì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 机智 — tactful; resourceful

机 — 6 strokes
智 — 12 strokes

Senses

quick-witted
resourceful

Characters in 机智

机 jī — (bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft; (bound form) an opportunity
智 zhì — (literary) wise; wisdom

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 机智 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Character Practise Topic: Thinking and knowledge Practise

机智 is pronounced jīzhì and means “tactful; resourceful”.