HSK · Level 66
75 words
Chinese word
智慧
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhì huì
Meaning
- nounwisdom
Example
他用自己的智慧解决了问题。tā yòng zì jǐ de zhì huì jiě jué le wèn tí
He used his own wisdom to solve the problem.
More examples
老人经常把智慧传授给年轻一代。lǎo rén jīng cháng bǎ zhì huì chuán shòu gěi nián qīng yí dài
Older people often pass their wisdom on to the younger generation.
Core concept
A steady inner compass that uses what is known and understood to choose a wise course.
Common phrases
发挥智慧fā huī zhì huì
draw on wisdom
应用智慧yìng yòng zhì huì
apply wisdom
传统智慧chuán tǒng zhì huì
traditional wisdom
Similar words
才智cái zhì: The mental ability to combine knowledge and judgment to solve difficult problems and complete tasks.
见识jiàn shí: Knowledge and judgment gained through seeing and experiencing things in life.
机智jī zhì: The ability to quickly understand a situation and respond with clever words or actions.
知识zhī shí: Learned facts and information, together with the organized understanding built from them.
Definition in Chinese
指运用知识、经验与洞察力分析事物并做出明智判断以解决问题的能力。zhǐ yùn yòng zhī shí jīng yàn yǔ dòng chá lì fēn xī shì wù bìng zuò chū míng zhì pàn duàn yǐ jiě jué wèn tí de néng lì
Word origin
智慧 (zhìhuì, "wisdom") is built from 智 (zhì, "knowledge and judgment") + 慧 (huì, "keen insight"), so its form connects understanding with perceptive judgment.
Usage tips
- English intelligence can suggest mental speed or a high test score, but this word usually highlights how well someone handles a situation rather than how much information they know.
Other meanings
- intelligencenoun
- insightnoun
- judgmentnoun
Opposites
- 无知wú zhīignorancenoun
Related words
- 智慧型zhì huì xíngsmartadjective
- 智慧产品zhì huì chán pǐnsmart productnoun