| 1 | 聪明 | 聰明 | cōng ming | cong1 ming5 | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) | | |
| 2 | 聪明才智 | 聰明才智 | cōng ming cái zhì | cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4 | intelligence and wisdom | | |
| 3 | 聪明睿智 | 聰明睿智 | cōng ming ruì zhì | cong1 ming5 rui4 zhi4 | intelligent and wise (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 自作聪明 | 自作聰明 | zì zuò cōng míng | zi4 zuo4 cong1 ming2 | to think oneself clever (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 小聪明 | 小聰明 | xiǎo cōng ming | xiao3 cong1 ming5 | clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded | | |
| 6 | 耍小聪明 | 耍小聰明 | shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming | shua3 xiao3 cong1 ming5 | to get smart; to resort to petty tricks | | |
| 7 | 事后聪明 | 事後聰明 | shì hòu cōng ming | shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5 | wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it | | |
| 8 | 失聪 | 失聰 | shī cōng | shi1 cong1 | to go deaf; to lose hearing | | |
| 9 | 绝顶聪明 | 絕頂聰明 | jué dǐng cōng ming | jue2 ding3 cong1 ming5 | extremely bright (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 耳聪目明 | 耳聰目明 | ěr cōng mù míng | er3 cong1 mu4 ming2 | sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom); keen and alert; perceptive | | |
| 11 | 聪颖 | 聰穎 | cōng yǐng | cong1 ying3 | smart; intelligent | | |
| 12 | 聪明一世,懵懂一时 | 聰明一世,懵懂一時 | cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí | cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , meng3 dong3 yi1 shi2 | see 聰明一世 ,聪明一世 ,糊涂一时 | | |
| 13 | 聪明一世,糊涂一时 | 聰明一世,糊塗一時 | cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí | cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2 | even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom); every man has a fool in his sleeve | | |
| 14 | 冰雪聪明 | 冰雪聰明 | bīng xuě cōng ming | bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5 | exceptionally intelligent (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 聪明伶俐 | 聰明伶俐 | cōng ming líng lì | cong1 ming5 ling2 li4 | clever and quick-witted | | |
| 16 | 聪明绝顶 | 聰明絕頂 | cōng ming jué dǐng | cong1 ming5 jue2 ding3 | highly intelligent (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 聪明过头 | 聰明過頭 | cōng ming guò tóu | cong1 ming5 guo4 tou2 | too clever by half; excessive ingenuity | | |
| 18 | 聪明反被聪明误 | 聰明反被聰明誤 | cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù | cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 | a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good | | |
| 19 | 聪敏 | 聰敏 | cōng mǐn | cong1 min3 | quick; bright; intelligent; clever; brilliant | | |
| 20 | 聪慧 | 聰慧 | cōng huì | cong1 hui4 | bright; witty; intelligent | | |
| 21 | 聪 | 聰 | cōng | cong1 | quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute | | |