Chinese Word: 俐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

俐HSK 6

Pinyin: lì

English Definition: clever

Chinese Definition:
①(伶俐)见“伶”。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic: 利 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 利 [ lì ] gains, advantage, profit, merit

Similar Characters: 倒

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伶俐	líng lì	clever; witty; intelligent	HSK 6
伶牙俐齿	líng yá lì chǐ	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab
聪明伶俐	cōng ming líng lì	clever and quick-witted	HSK 6
巩俐	gǒng lì	Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star
口伶齿俐	kǒu líng chǐ lì	gifted with a quick tongue (idiom)

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1		shǎ lì 傻俐 míng tiān 明天 zǒu 走， xīng qī liù 星期六 huí 回 lái 来。 Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
2		rán hòu 然后， yǎ lì 雅俐 tū rán 突然 gǎn dào 感到 yào 要 chàng gē 唱歌， tā 她 jiù 就 kāi kǒu 开口 chàng 唱 le 了 yī xiē 一些 zhǔ rì xué 主日学 lǐ 里 chàng 唱 de 的 zàn měi shī 赞美诗。 Then Ari felt an urge to sing so she started singing her Sunday school songs of praising God.
3		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 shì 是 jī dàn 鸡蛋 liǎn 脸， nǐ 你 de 的 fà xíng 发型 jiù yào 就要 shì 是 jiǎn dān 简单 ér 而 lì luò 俐落 de 的。 If your face is oval , keep your hairstyle simple and neat.
4		dàn shì 但是 yǎ lì 雅俐 hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 méi yǒu 没有 qì lì 气力。 But Ari soon went out of breath.
5		yǎ lì 雅俐 jì xù 继续 chàng 唱 zhe 着， hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 fā xiàn 发现 zì jǐ 自己 chàng 唱 zhe 着 yī xiē 一些 bù 不 dǒng 懂 de 的 yǔ wén 语文， lián 连 yīn diào 音调 yě 也 shì 是 xīn 新 de 的！ Ari continued singing and soon she found that she was singing in words she could not understand and tunes that were entirely new!

1		shǎ lì 傻俐 míng tiān 明天 zǒu 走， xīng qī liù 星期六 huí 回 lái 来。 Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
2		rán hòu 然后， yǎ lì 雅俐 tū rán 突然 gǎn dào 感到 yào 要 chàng gē 唱歌， tā 她 jiù 就 kāi kǒu 开口 chàng 唱 le 了 yī xiē 一些 zhǔ rì xué 主日学 lǐ 里 chàng 唱 de 的 zàn měi shī 赞美诗。 Then Ari felt an urge to sing so she started singing her Sunday school songs of praising God.
3		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 shì 是 jī dàn 鸡蛋 liǎn 脸， nǐ 你 de 的 fà xíng 发型 jiù yào 就要 shì 是 jiǎn dān 简单 ér 而 lì luò 俐落 de 的。 If your face is oval , keep your hairstyle simple and neat.
4		dàn shì 但是 yǎ lì 雅俐 hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 méi yǒu 没有 qì lì 气力。 But Ari soon went out of breath.
5		yǎ lì 雅俐 jì xù 继续 chàng 唱 zhe 着， hěn kuài 很快 jiù 就 fā xiàn 发现 zì jǐ 自己 chàng 唱 zhe 着 yī xiē 一些 bù 不 dǒng 懂 de 的 yǔ wén 语文， lián 连 yīn diào 音调 yě 也 shì 是 xīn 新 de 的！ Ari continued singing and soon she found that she was singing in words she could not understand and tunes that were entirely new!