利索 (lì suo) — nimble, agile (of movements); crisp, efficient, clean (of actions or speech); neat, tidy (of appearance)
Definition
Colloquial word covering nimble movements, crisp efficient work, and a tidy appearance. 灵活 is more about flexible thinking/plans; 敏捷 focuses only on quick physical or mental movement.
adjective
nimbleagile (of movements)crispefficientclean (of actions or speech)neattidy (of appearance)
Examples
- ，利索。Zhè wèi lǎo yé ye suī rán qī shí duō le, dòng zuò hái shì hěn lì suo.This old gentleman, though over seventy, is still very nimble.
- 利索，。Xīn lái de tóng shì zuò shì tè bié lì suo, cóng bù tuō ní dài shuǐ.The new colleague works very efficiently, never dragging things out.
- 利索，。Nǐ jīn tiān chuān dé zhēn lì suo, kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu jīng shén.You look very neat today, you seem full of energy.
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