líng lì

伶俐 (líng lì) is a Chinese word meaning “clever; witty; intelligent; deft; adroit”.

Meanings

  1. 1clever; witty; intelligent
  2. 2deft; adroit

Characters in 伶俐

伶líng · (old) actor; actress俐lì · used in 伶俐[ling2 li4]

Related words

伶(old) actor; actress聪明伶俐(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted孤苦伶仃solitary and impoverished (idiom)伶牙俐齿clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent伶仃alone and helpless巩俐Gong Li (1965–), Chinese actress优伶(old) performing artist伶人(old) actor; actress伶俜(literary) lonely; all alone; solitary伶盗龙velociraptor (dinosaur)伶鼬weasel口齿伶俐eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence

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