颖 (yǐng) — intelligent, clever (in 聪颖); novel, original (in 新颖)
Definition
颖 is almost never used alone — it appears as the second character in set words like 聪颖 ('clever, smart') and 新颖 ('novel, original, fresh'). Don't try to use it by itself; learn the two-character words instead.
bound form
intelligentclever (in 聪颖)noveloriginal (in 新颖)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge hái zi fēi cháng cōng yǐng.This child is very intelligent.
- 。Tā de shè jì hěn xīn yǐng.Her design is very original.
- 。Cōng yǐng de xué shēng hěn kuài jiù xué huì le.The intelligent student learned it very quickly.
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