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机灵鬼

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谁说不是机灵鬼
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真是个机灵鬼
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你这个机灵鬼
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被称为机灵鬼
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某人是个机灵鬼
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小机灵鬼

Definition

机灵鬼

Literally means:

clever devils

Actually means:

a devilishly clever child

机灵 in Chinese means being clever and smart.

This phrase refers to a clever, smart and intelligent person, often a child. It implies the feeling of appreciation and favor, often used in oral Chinese. Commendatory.

机灵,聪明、伶俐。

形容聪明、伶俐、灵活的人,多指小孩子。含有赞赏,喜爱的意味。多用于口语。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used as an appositive clause or attributive. (作同位语、宾语)
1
Méi
xiǎngdào
想到
kāishǐ
开始
sài
比赛
  
,
xiǎo
língguǐ
机灵鬼
nánnán
楠楠
jiù
dào
liǎo
cāo
体操
shìjǐnsài
世锦赛
de
kuài
tóngpái
铜牌
  

Didn't expect to start the competition, small clever ghost Nan Nan got a bronze medal in the gymnastics world championships.

2
Dāng
bānzhǔrèn
班主任
liǎng
yuè
le
  
,
guò
不过
zuìjìn
最近
cái
xiàn
发现
bānshàng
班上
yǒu
língguǐ
机灵鬼
  
,
jiùshì
就是
línwéi
林大为
  

When the head teacher for two months, but only recently I found that there is a clever ghost in the class, he is Lin Dawei.

3
fēicháng
非常
cōngming
聪明
  
,
shí
fēn
mǐn
机敏
  
,
huǒ
大伙
méi
tiān
jiù
huan
喜欢
shàng
le
zhège
这个
xiǎo
língguǐ
机灵鬼
  

He was very clever and quick-witted, and the guys fell in love with the little clever ghost in a few days.