263 Smart, stupid 智, 愚 (zhì, yú)

intelligent, clever
high intelligence quotient (IQ)
know better, have an excellent brain
play clever tricks
be able to have a proper appraisal off oneself
rational, sensible
sensible, wise
quick, fast
quick, sharp
clever, smart
quick-witted, resourceful
nimble, agile
sensitive, susceptible
suit one’s actions to changing conditions
stupid, clumsy
stupid, foolish
~症dementia || 老年~ senile dementia
stupid
retarded, mentally deficient
foolish-looking, muddleheaded
clumsy, awkward
stupid-looking
inconsiderate
feel giddy, lose one’s head
muddled, confused
blind
muddle-headed, mixed up
clever all one’s life but stupid this once

1 聪明 [聰-] cōngming (smart-wise) intelligent, clever: ~人 smart people || ~的方法smart ways || ~的脑袋smart brain '
2 高智商 [-] gāo zhìshāng (high-intelligence-quotient) high intelligence quotient (IQ): ~孩子a child with a high Intelligence Quotient '
3 有头脑 [-頭腦] yǒu tóunǎo (have-brain) know better, have an excellent brain: 他做生意很~. He has an excellent brain for doing business. '
4 耍小聪明 [-] shuǎ xiǎo cōngming (play-petty-smart) play clever tricks: 爱~ like to play petty tricks || 为了拿到好成绩, 她~, 抄一个好学生的作 业, 结果被老师发现了. In order to get a good grade, she played a trick and copied the homework of a good student, which ended up being found out by the teacher. '
5 自知之明 [-] zìzhīzhīmíng (oneself-know-’s-wise) be able to have a proper appraisal off oneself: 有~ know yourself very well || 人贵有~. It is a good thing for one to be able to have a proper appraisal of oneself. '
6 理智 [-] lǐzhì (rational-intelligent) rational, sensible: ~地分析analyze rationally || ~的方法rational ways || ~的态度rational attitude '
7 明智 [-] míngzhì (wise-intelligent) sensible, wise: ~的选择wise choice || ~的建议wise suggestion '
8 快 [-] kuài (quick, fast) quick, fast: 脑子~ quick-witted || 手/眼~ deft of hand/quick of eye || 反应~ quick reaction '
9 灵 [靈] líng (sharp, quick) quick, sharp: 脑子~ quick mind || 鼻子~ quick nose || 这个办法~. This way works very well. '
10 机灵 [機靈] jīlíng (swift-quick) clever, smart: ~的猴子a clever monkey || ~的眼睛clever eyes '
11 机智 [機-] jīzhì (swift-intelligent) quick-witted, resourceful: ~ 的回 答a witty rejoinder || ~的小伙子 ~ a resourceful young man '
12 灵活 [靈-] línghuó (quick-flexible) nimble, agile: 动作~ be quick in action || 反应~ be quick in reaction || ~的眼睛flexible eyes '
13 敏感 [-] mǐngǎn (fast-sense) sensitive, susceptible: ~的孩子sensitive children || 职业 (zhíyè) ~ career sensitivity || 对新事物~ be sensitive to new things '
14 随机应变 [隨機應變] suí jī yìng biàn (along-condition-respond-change) suit one’s actions to changing conditions: 善于~ be good at rising to the occasion || ~地提问ask questions according to changing conditions '
15 蠢 [-] chǔn (stupid) stupid, clumsy: ~人a fool || ~办法a stupid way '
16 傻 [-] shǎ (foolish) stupid, foolish: ~小子 silly lad || ~念头cuckoo ideas || ~笑giggle '
17 痴呆 [癡-] chīdāi (idiotic-dull) dull-witted, stupid: ~症dementia || 老年~ senile dementia '
18 愚蠢 [-] yúchǔn (silly-stupid) stupid: ~的办法 stupid ways || ~的行为 stupid behaviors || ~的想法stupid ideas '
19 弱智 [-] ruòzhì (weak-intelligence) retarded, mentally deficient: ~儿 童retarded children '
20 傻里傻气 [---氣] shǎ li shǎ qì (foolish-infix-foolish-looking) foolish-looking, muddleheaded: ~的孩子silly kids 741 '
21 笨手笨脚 [-] bènshǒu bènjiǎo (clumsy-hand-clumsy-foot) clumsy, awkward: 做事~. It’s clumsy to do things. || ~的人. He is clumsy. '
22 呆头呆脑 [-頭-腦] dāitóu dāinǎo (dull-head-dull-mind) stupid-looking: ~的样子 a stupid looking || ~的人 a person who has idiotic-looking '
23 缺心眼儿 [---兒] quē xīnyǎnr (lack-heart-eye) inconsiderate: 他把一辆 新车送给了一个刚认识三天的女孩子, 他妈妈骂他~. He gave his new car to a girl who had just known him for three days, and his mother scolded him, calling him stupid. '
24 发晕 [發暈] fāyūn (feel-dizzy) feel giddy, lose one’s head: 我觉得脑子 ~. I feel a bit giddy. '
25 糊涂 [-塗] hútu (paste-mud) muddled, confused: 装~ pretend not to know || ~话mush and molasses, drivel || 这位老人一时犯~, 让骗子 (piànzi) 骗走了三万块钱. The old man made a fool of himself and let the swindler take out $30,000. '
26 盲目 [-] mángmù (blind-eye) blind: ~崇拜 (chóngbài) worship blindly || ~乐观unrealistically optimistic || ~投资 (tóuzī) blindness in investment '
27 糊里糊涂 [---塗] húlihútū (paste-infix-paste-mud) muddle-headed, mixed up: ~过日子be foolish to live '
28 聪明一世, 糊涂一时 [聰---, -塗-時] cōngming yī shì, hútu yī shí (smart-onelife, muddled-one-time) clever all one’s life but stupid this once: 他做了五十年的生意一直都很成功, 可是最近被一个年轻人骗了一大笔 钱. 真是~！He has been doing successful business for 50 years, but recently he was cheated out of a lot of money by a young man. He was clever all his life but stupid this once! '

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