机智

jī zhì · HSK 7

quick-witted

🦊 机 (machine/mechanism) + 智 (wisdom) = mind that ticks like clockwork: quick-witted

机 carries the sense of a clever mechanism or trigger; 智 means wisdom or intellect. Glue them and you get a fast, gear-like cleverness — someone resourceful who reacts on the spot. The fox emoji marks that sly quick thinking.

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