智囊

zhìnáng
noun #27,110

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 think tank
  2. 2 brain trust
  3. 3 advisor
  4. 4 strategist

Examples

HSK 4
Tā shì zǒngtǒng de zhòngyào zhìnáng zhīyī.
He is one of the president's key advisors.
HSK 6
Zhèngfǔ pìnqǐng le duō wèi jīngjìxuéjiā zuòwéi zhìnáng.
The government hired several economists as advisors.

Tips

memory
(wisdom/intelligence) + (bag/sack) - a 'wisdom bag.' Picture someone carrying a bag full of clever ideas. 智囊团 is the group version - a full think tank.

Stroke Order

zhì
náng