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title: "Mingzhi Meaning: 明智 (míngzhì) Means “wise”"
description: "明智 (míngzhì) means “wise; sensible”. Hear its tones, see what 明 and 智 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingzhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 明智 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

明智 míngzhì

## wise; sensible

## Its characters

1. 明 míng bright
2. 智 zhì wisdom

## In a sentence

你这样做是明智的。 It's wise of you to do this.

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## More words with 明 or 智

- [表明 biǎomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoming)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [聪明 cōngming](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congming)
- [发明 fāmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faming)
- [分明 fēnmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenming)
- [光明 guāngmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guangming)
- [黎明 límíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liming)
- [理智 lǐzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lizhi)
- [明白 míngbai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingbai)
- [明亮 míngliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingliang)

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