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智商 (zhì shāng) — IQ (intelligence quotient)

Definition

智商 is the measurable score on an intelligence test (IQ). Unlike 智力, which refers to general mental ability as a concept, 智商 is a specific number from a test.

noun
IQ (intelligence quotient)

Examples

  • 智商，130。
    Tā zuò guò zhì shāng cè shì, jié guǒ shì 130.
    He took an IQ test and the result was 130.
  • 智商，。
    Suī rán nǐ de zhì shāng hěn gāo, dàn yě yào nǔ lì cái xíng.
    Even though your IQ is high, you still need to work hard.
  • 智商。
    Zhè ge gōng zuò duì zhì shāng yāo qiú fēi cháng gāo.
    This job has very high IQ requirements.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

智zhìintelligence
商shāngquotient

智 is intelligence, and 商 is quotient, so 智商 is the quotient of intelligence, i.e. IQ.

Characters in this word

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

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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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Thinking & Cognition

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