# 精明 (jīngmíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 精明 (jīngmíng) means “astute; shrewd; sharp-witted”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: astute; shrewd; sharp-witted
- Pinyin: jīngmíng (jing1 ming2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他是一位非常精明的商人。
  Tā shì yī wèi fēicháng jīngmíng de shāngrén.
  He is a very shrewd businessman.

## Characters

- [精](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-refined/) (jīng): refined; shrewd
- 明 (míng): bright; opposite: dark 暗

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-ming-astute/

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