机 jī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
机智
jīzhì
quick-witted; resourceful; clever
Characters in this word
智 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她机智地把尴尬问题转化为对产品理念的说明。 Tā jīzhì de bǎ gāngà wèntí zhuǎnhuà wéi duì chǎnpǐn lǐniàn de shuōmíng. She resourcefully turned the awkward question into an explanation of the product concept.
- 面对追问，他机智地换了个话题。 Miànduì zhuīwèn, tā jīzhì de huàn le ge huàtí. Faced with persistent questions, he cleverly changed the subject.
- 这个故事里的小狐狸机智勇敢，总能想出好办法。 Zhège gùshi lǐ de xiǎo húli jīzhì yǒnggǎn, zǒng néng xiǎng chū hǎo bànfǎ. The little fox in this story is clever and brave and can always think of a good way out.