HSK 6 · Adjectives

敏锐 mǐnruì “sharp” in Chinese

Traditional 敏銳

What 敏锐 means

  1. sharp
  2. keen
  3. perceptive
  4. acute

How to say 敏锐

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale敏mǐn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale锐ruì4th tone, falling

敏锐 in a sentence

  1. 狗的嗅觉比人类敏锐得多。

    Gǒu de xiùjué bǐ rénlèi mǐnruì de duō.

    A dog’s sense of smell is much keener than a human’s.

    Sentence #616533 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 艺术家必须拥有敏锐的色彩眼光。

    Yìshùjiā bìxū yōngyǒu mǐnruì de sècǎi yǎnguāng.

    An artist must have a keen eye for colour.

    Sentence #13543148 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 她因为敏锐的观察力，很适合当一名摄影师。

    Tā yīnwèi mǐnruì de guānchálì, hěn shìhé dāng yì míng shèyǐngshī.

    With her keen powers of observation, she’s well suited to being a photographer.

    Sentence #2144025 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 敏锐 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 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.

The character 锐 (ruì) with each of its parts in a different colour
锐ruìacute
  • 钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part
  • 兑cash · duìSound part

钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 兑 (duì) hints at the sound. Compare it with ruì.

How to write 敏锐

敏 11 strokes · 锐 12 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 敏锐

Words with 敏

过敏guòmǐn · allergic敏感mǐngǎn · sensitive灵敏língmǐn · sensitive敏捷mǐnjié · quick

Words with 锐

尖锐jiānruì · sharp

More words: Adjectives

渺小miǎoxiǎo · tiny名副其实míngfùqíshí · worthy of the name明智míngzhì · wise敏捷mǐnjié · quick迷人mírén · charming莫名其妙mòmíngqímiào · baffling耐用nàiyòng · durable难得nándé · rare

FAQs

敏锐 (mǐnruì) means “sharp” or “keen”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it mǐnruì: mǐn with a 3rd tone, then ruì with a 4th 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, 敏锐 is written 敏銳. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type minrui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 敏锐 from the suggestions. Typing minrui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
敏锐 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.