灵巧 靈巧
灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 HSK 7-9
- deft
- nimble
- ingenious
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More words with these characters
灵 靈
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
- 心灵 心靈 xīn líng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sam1 ling4 bright
- 机灵 機靈 jī ling ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ gei1 ling4 clever
- 灵感 靈感 líng gǎn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ ling4 gam2 creative inspiration
- 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ling4 man5 smart
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- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 灵通 靈通 líng tōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ling4 tung1 fast and abundant (news)
- 灵验 靈驗 líng yàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ ling4 jim6 efficacious
- 灵魂 靈魂 líng hún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ling4 wan4 soul
- 水灵灵 水靈靈 shuǐ líng líng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ling4 ling4 see 水灵
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 不灵 不靈 bù líng ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ bat1 ling4 not work
- 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mong4 ling4 spirit of the dead; departed soul
- 哭灵 哭靈 kū líng ㄎㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ huk1 ling4 to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
- 四灵 四靈 sì líng ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 ling4 four divinities
- 图灵 圖靈 Tú líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 ling4 Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and logician, widely recognized as a founder of computer science
- 威灵 威靈 wēi líng ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ wai1 ling4 authority
- 守灵 守靈 shǒu líng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sau2 ling4 to keep watch beside a coffin
- 属灵 屬靈 shǔ líng ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ suk6 ling4 spiritual
巧
- 乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 clever (child)
- 巧合 qiǎo hé ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ haau2 hap6 coincidence
- 巧妙 qiǎo miào ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ haau2 miu6 ingenious; clever
- 恰巧 qià qiǎo ㄑㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ hap1 haau2 by chance; as chance would have it
- 技巧 jì qiǎo ㄐㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gei6 haau2 skill
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- 凑巧 湊巧 còu qiǎo ㄘㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ cau3 haau2 fortuitously
- 碰巧 pèng qiǎo ㄆㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pung3 haau2 by chance
- 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ haau2 hak1 lik6 (loanword) chocolate
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 不巧 bù qiǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄠˇ bat1 haau2 too bad
- 偏巧 piān qiǎo ㄆㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄠˇ pin1 haau2 by coincidence
- 刚巧 剛巧 gāng qiǎo ㄍㄤ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gong1 haau2 by chance
- 取巧 qǔ qiǎo ㄑㄩˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ceoi2 haau2 quick fix
- 可巧 kě qiǎo ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ho2 haau2 by happy coincidence
- 小巧 xiǎo qiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ siu2 haau2 small and exquisite
- 巧了 qiǎo le ㄑㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄌㄜ haau2 liu5 what a coincidence!
- 巧人 qiǎo rén ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ haau2 jan4 Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw)
- 巧匠 qiǎo jiàng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ haau2 zoeng6 skilled workman
- 巧妇 巧婦 qiǎo fù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄈㄨˋ haau2 fu5 clever wife
- 巧家 Qiǎo jiā ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ haau2 gaa1 see 巧家县
Idioms with these characters
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 灵丹妙药 靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄠˋ ling4 daan1 miu6 joek6 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
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- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 冥顽不灵 冥頑不靈 míng wán bù líng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4 (idiom) pigheaded
- 人杰地灵 人傑地靈 rén jié dì líng ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jan4 git6 dei6 ling4 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
- 生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
- 荼毒生灵 荼毒生靈 tú dú shēng líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 duk6 sang1 ling4 to torment the people (idiom)
- 药石无灵 藥石無靈 yào shí wú líng ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ joek6 sek6 mou4 ling4 (idiom) (of a sick person or disease) to be incurable
- 钟灵毓秀 鍾靈毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ haau2 laap6 ming4 muk6 to fabricate excuses (idiom)
- 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ haau2 sit3 jyu4 wong4 lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom)
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- 巧言令色 qiǎo yán lìng sè ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ haau2 jin4 ling6 sik1 to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)
- 熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo ㄕㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄠˇ suk6 nang4 sang1 haau2 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
- 小巧玲珑 小巧玲瓏 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ siu2 haau2 ling4 lung4 (idiom) dainty; delicate; exquisite
Example sentences
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我 又 转念 轉念 ， 见 見 日光 之下 ， 快 跑 的 未必 能 赢 贏 ， 力战 力戰 的 未必 得胜 得勝 ， 智慧 的 未必 得 粮食 糧食 ， 明 哲 的 未必 得 资财 資財 ， 灵巧 靈巧 的 未必 得 喜悦 喜悅 ， 所 临到 臨到 众人 眾人 的 ， 是 在乎 当时 當時 的 机会 機會 。
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
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