# 心灵手巧 (xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 心灵手巧 (xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo) means “clever and deft; dexterous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: clever and deft; dexterous
- Pinyin: xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo (xin1 ling2 shou3 qiao3)
- Traditional: 心靈手巧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我奶奶心灵手巧，很会剪纸。
  Wǒ nǎinai xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo, hěn huì jiǎnzhǐ.
  My grandmother is clever and deft, and very good at paper-cutting.

## Characters

- [心](https://hanziro.com/word/xin-heart/) (xīn): heart; mind
- [灵](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-effective/) (líng): effective; sharp
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand
- [巧](https://hanziro.com/word/qiao-coincidentally/) (qiǎo): coincidentally; skillful

https://hanziro.com/word/xin-ling-shou-qiao-clever-and-deft/

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