智 (zhì) — wise; wisdom (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'wisdom / intelligence' — never stands alone, must combine with another character (e.g. 智慧, 智力, 聪明). The 1-character word is literary and rare in everyday speech.
bound form
wisewisdom (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Examples
- ，。Tā hěn yǒu zhì huì, zuò shì zǒng shì kǎo lǜ zhōu quán.He is very wise and always thinks things through carefully.
- 。zhì Lì yóu xì kě yǐ duàn liàn dà nǎo.Intelligence games can exercise the brain.
- 。Zhè ge jué dìng fēi cháng míng zhì.This decision is very sensible.
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