灵敏 meaning in English

língmǐn

smart; clever

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 靈敏18 strokes

Meaning of 灵敏

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

língmǐn
  1. smart
  2. clever
  3. sensitive
  4. keen
  5. quick
  6. sharp

灵敏 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

狗gǒu的de听tīng觉jué比bǐ人rén类lèi灵líng敏mǐn不bù知zhī多duō少shǎo倍bèi。
The hearing acuity of dogs is superior by far to that of humans.
这zhè里lǐ这zhè只zhǐ猫māo跟gēn那nà里lǐ那nà只zhǐ差chà不bu多duō一yī样yàng灵líng敏mǐn。
This cat here is almost as fat as that one.
玩wán这zhè些xiē电diàn脑nǎo游yóu戏xì要yào反fǎn应yìng灵líng敏mǐn。
You need to have quick reactions to play these computer games.
盲máng人rén的de耳ěr朵duǒ通tōng常cháng十shí分fēn灵líng敏mǐn。
A blind person's hearing is often very acute.
狗gǒu的de嗅xiù觉jué灵líng敏mǐn。
Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

灵 líng · quick · 7 strokes

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  2. 2
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  6. 6
  7. 7

敏 mǐn · fast · 11 strokes

  1. 1
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 灵敏.

敏感mǐngǎnsensitive; susceptible
过敏guòmǐn(medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact
心灵xīnlíngbright; smart
灵活línghuóflexible; nimble
灵魂línghúnsoul; spirit
灵感línggǎncreative inspiration
失灵shīlíngout of order (of machine); not working properly
敏捷mǐnjiénimble; quick
敏锐mǐnruìkeen; sharp; acute
机灵jīlingalert; quick-witted; lively
灵巧língqiǎodeft; nimble
灵通língtōngfast and abundant (news); clever

Questions about 灵敏

What does 灵敏 mean?

灵敏 (língmǐn) means "smart; clever" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 灵敏?

灵敏 is made of 2 characters: 灵 (7 strokes), 敏 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 灵敏 an HSK word?

Yes. 灵敏 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 灵敏 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 灵敏 is written 靈敏.