机警

機警

jījǐng

adjective #25,531

Meanings

1 perceptive
2 astute
3 sharp-witted
4 vigilant
5 alert

Characters

machine/opportunity/crucial

alert/police/warn

Examples

HSK 2

一个好的侦探必须机警过人。

Yī gè hǎo de zhēntàn bìxū jījǐng guòrén.

A good detective must be exceptionally sharp-witted.

HSK 3

他非常机警，很快发现了危险。

Tā fēicháng jījǐng, hěnkuài fāxiàn le wēixiǎn.

He was very perceptive and quickly detected the danger.

Tips

memory

机 means machinery/opportunity - your brain is like a well-tuned machine, and 警 means alert. A machine that's always on alert = 机警 (sharp and vigilant).

Stroke Order

机 jī

警 jǐng