聪明人

聰明人

cōngmíngrén

noun #7,281

Measure Word

一个聪明人 gè

Meanings

1 a smart person; a clever person

Characters

acute hearing; clever

聪明 (clever) + 人 (person) = a clever person.

Examples

聪明人不会犯同样的错误。

Cōngmíngrén bùhuì fàn tóngyàng de cuòwù.

A smart person won't make the same mistake twice.

你是个聪明人，应该明白。

Nǐ shì ge cōngmíngrén, yīnggāi míngbai.

You're a smart person, you should understand.

聪明人知道什么时候该闭嘴。

Cōngmíngrén zhīdào shénme shíhou gāi bìzuǐ.

Smart people know when to keep quiet.

Tips

usage

聪明人 can be genuinely complimentary or slightly ironic depending on tone. '你是聪明人' can mean 'you're smart enough to figure it out' — sometimes a veiled warning.

Stroke Order

聪 cōng

明 míng

人 rén