Definition
利索 (lì suo) describes movements, actions, or appearance as clean, crisp, and without wasted effort — it can mean 'nimble', 'efficient', or 'neat'. Unlike 灵活 (líng huó, flexible) or 敏捷 (mǐn jié, quick), 利索 emphasizes a tidy, uncluttered quality. Compared to 整齐 (zhěng qí, orderly), 利索 is more about being sharp and smooth.
adjective
nimbleagile (of movements)crispefficientclean (of actions or speech)neattidy (of appearance)
Examples
- ，利索。Zhè wèi lǎo yéye suīrán qīshí duō le, dòngzuò háishì hěn lì suo.This old gentleman, though over seventy, is still very nimble.
- 利索，。Xīn lái de tóngshì zuò shì tèbié lì suo, cóng bù tuō ní dài shuǐ.The new colleague works very efficiently, never dragging things out.
- 利索，。Nǐ jīntiān chuān de zhēn lì suo, kàn qǐlái hěn yǒu jīngshén.You look very neat today, you seem full of energy.
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