才智 (cái zhì) — ability and wisdom; intelligence | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ability and wisdomintelligence

Examples

才智。
Tā píng jiè zì jǐ de cái zhì yíng dé le dà jiā de zūn zhòng.
He earned everyone's respect through his own ability and wisdom.
才智。
Wǒ men yào chōng fèn fā huī měi gè rén de cái zhì.
We should fully bring out everyone's talent.
才智。
Tā de cái zhì zài gōng zuò zhōng dé dào le chōng fèn tǐ xiàn.
His ability and wisdom were fully reflected in his work.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

才cáiability

才 and 智 together denote ability and wisdom, hence intelligence.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

才 originally drew a sharp peg, not a sprout growing from the ground.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

大大dàadult
口口kǒumouth
子子zǐchild

The early form 智 used 大 (adult), 口 (mouth), and 子 (child): an adult speaking to pass knowledge to a child.

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Thinking & Cognition

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