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Ingenious in Chinese

ingenious · HSK 6

巧妙 qiǎo miào

  1. 巧 qiǎo skillful
  2. 妙 miào wonderful

他用一个巧妙的办法解决了问题。 He solved the problem with a clever method.

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How do you say ingenious in Chinese?

Ingenious in Chinese is 巧妙 (qiǎo miào). You can also say 妙 (miào).

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