Lessons 1-10 Mandarin Chinese Lesson 48: 聪明 Smart

那些 孩子 不 聪明。 Those children are not smart.
Nàxiē háizi bù cōngmíng
That-ones child not intelligent-clear.

您 儿子 很 聪明。 Your son is very smart, sir.
Nín érzi hěn cōngmíng.
You son very intelligent-clear.

听说 林 经理 很 笨。 I've heard that manager Lin is really stupid.
Tīngshuō Lín jīnglǐ hěn bèn.
Listen hear Lin classic-logic very stupid.

主任 是 个 聪明人。 The director is a smart person.
Zhǔrèn shì gè cōngmíngrén.
Owner-responsibility is one intelligent-bright-person.

我 没有 他 聪明。 I am not as smart as he.
Wǒ méiyǒu tā cōngmíng.
I not-have he intelligent-bright.

她 很 笨。 She is very stupid.
Tā hěn bèn.
He very stupid.

听说 吴 小姐 很 聪明。 I've heard that Ms. Wu is very smart.
Tīngshuō Wú xiǎojiě hěn cōngmíng.
Listen-hear Wu little-big-sister very intelligent-bright.

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