HSK 6 · Adjectives

灵敏 língmǐn “sensitive” in Chinese

Traditional 靈敏

What 灵敏 means

  1. sensitive
  2. responsive
  3. agile
  4. smart
  5. clever
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • keen
  • quick
  • sharp

How to say 灵敏

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale灵líng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale敏mǐn3rd tone, dipping

灵敏 in a sentence

  1. 狗的嗅觉灵敏。

    Gǒu de xiùjué língmǐn.

    Dogs have a keen sense of smell.

    Sentence #333227 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 盲人的耳朵通常十分灵敏。

    Mángrén de ěrduo tōngcháng shífēn língmǐn.

    Blind people’s hearing is usually very sharp.

    Sentence #672604 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 玩这些电脑游戏要反应灵敏。

    Wán zhèxiē diànnǎo yóuxì yào fǎnyìng língmǐn.

    You need to have quick reactions to play these computer games.

    Sentence #4929474 from Tatoeba

How 灵敏 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 灵 (líng) with each of its parts in a different colour
灵língquick
  • 彐snout · jìSound part
  • 火fire · huǒMeaning part

火 hints at the meaning (fire); 彐 (jì) hints at the sound. Compare it with líng.

The character 敏 (mǐn) with each of its parts in a different colour
敏mǐnquick; nimble; agile
  • 每each · měiSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 每 (měi) hints at the sound. Compare it with mǐn.

How to write 灵敏

灵 7 strokes · 敏 11 strokes

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灵敏 (língmǐn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 灵敏 (língmǐn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 灵敏

Words with 灵

灵活línghuó · flexible机灵jīling · clever心灵xīnlíng · heart灵感línggǎn · inspiration灵魂línghún · soul

Words with 敏

过敏guòmǐn · allergic敏感mǐngǎn · sensitive敏捷mǐnjié · quick敏锐mǐnruì · sharp

More words: Adjectives

廉洁liánjié · honest辽阔liáokuò · vast利害lìhai · terrible伶俐línglì · clever零星língxīng · scattered吝啬lìnsè · stingy立体lìtǐ · three-dimensional理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàng · bold and confident (being in the right)

FAQs

灵敏 (língmǐn) means “sensitive” or “responsive”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it língmǐn: líng with a 2nd tone, then mǐn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 灵敏 is written 靈敏. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lingmin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 灵敏 from the suggestions. Typing lingmin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
灵敏 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.