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智能 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zhì néng slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
智能用来形容机器或系统有像人一样思考和学习的能力。
Zhìnéng yònglái xíngróng jīqì huò xìtǒng yǒu xiàng rén yīyàng sīkǎo hé xuéxí de nénglì.
Intelligent is used to describe machines or systems that have the ability to think and learn like humans.
Context note
智能设备可以帮助我们做很多事情，比如智能手表可以记录运动数据。
Zhìnéng shèbèi kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen zuò hěnduō shìqíng, bǐrú zhìnéng shǒubiǎo kěyǐ jìlù yùndòng shùjù.
Intelligent devices can help us do many things, like smart watches that record exercise data.
5 examples
这个智能机器人会说话。
zhè ge zhì néng jī qì rén huì shuō huà。
This intelligent robot can talk.
智能手机让生活更方便。
zhì néng shǒu jī ràng shēng huó gèng fāng biàn。
Smartphones make life more convenient.
智能家居系统可以控制灯光。
zhì néng jiā jū xì tǒng kě yǐ kòng zhì dēng guāng。
The smart home system can control the lights.
智能手表能提醒我喝水。
zhì néng shǒu biǎo néng tí xǐng wǒ hē shuǐ。
The smart watch can remind me to drink water.
智能汽车可以自己驾驶。
zhì néng qì chē kě yǐ zì jǐ jià shǐ。
Intelligent cars can drive themselves.
5 mini stories
小明有一个智能玩具。它可以帮助小明学习拼音。
xiǎo míng yǒu yí gè zhì néng wán jù。 tā kě yǐ bāng zhù xiǎo míng xué xí pīn yīn。
Xiao Ming has an intelligent toy. It can help Xiao Ming learn pinyin.
智能冰箱会告诉我食物新鲜吗。它还能列出购物清单。
zhì néng bīng xiāng huì gào sù wǒ shí wù xīn xiān ma。 tā hái néng liè chū gòu wù qīng dān。
The smart fridge tells me if food is fresh. It can also make a shopping list.
智能闹钟用温柔的声音叫我起床。它还会播放好听的音乐。
zhì néng nào zhōng yòng wēn róu de shēng yīn jiào wǒ qǐ chuáng。 tā hái huì bō fàng hǎo tīng de yīn yuè。
The smart alarm wakes me up with a gentle voice. It also plays nice music.
智能扫地机器人自己打扫房间。它不会撞到家具。
zhì néng sǎo dì jī qì rén zì jǐ dǎ sǎo fáng jiān。 tā bú huì zhuàng dào jiā jù。
The smart vacuum cleaner cleans the room by itself. It doesn't bump into furniture.
智能笔可以纠正我的写字姿势。它让我写字更漂亮。
zhì néng bǐ kě yǐ jiū zhèng wǒ de xiě zì zī shì。 tā ràng wǒ xiě zì gèng piào liang。
The smart pen can correct my writing posture. It makes my handwriting nicer.