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鬼灵精

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Collocation

1
这孩子真是个鬼灵精
2
这个鬼灵精点子多

Definition

鬼灵精:

Literally means:

spirit, elf

Actually means:

It refers to one who is quick-witted and understanding and so is popular with people.

It is usually used between peers, or it is used by someone who is higher in position or older in age to refer to a child or someone working under him, expressing the former's favor with the latter. It is commendatory.

鬼灵精,十分机灵、聪明,很会了解别人心思,讨人喜欢的人。

它多用于平辈之间,或者上级对下级,小孩子等,表示说话人的喜爱。具有褒义色彩。

Example

Used as object or subject. (作宾语、主语)
1
Zhè
háizi
孩子
shì
guǐlíngjīng
鬼灵精
  
,
zuòcuò
做错
liǎoshì
了事
  
,
hái
méiyǒu
没有
děng
ma
妈妈
píng
批评
  
,
jiù
gǎnkuài
赶快
zuò
píng
自我批评
lái
  

The child is a ghost, did something wrong, has not waited for his mother to criticize him, quickly start self-criticism.

2
Zhège
这个
guǐlíngjīng
鬼灵精
  
,
zhīdào
知道
yòng
shénme
什么
bàn
办法
shuō
说服
le
chǎngzhǎng
厂长
  
,
ràng
chǎngzhǎng
厂长
gěi
men
我们
chējiān
车间
zēngjiā
增加
le
hǎo
好几
rénshǒu
人手
  

This ghostly, do not know how to convince the factory director, let the factory director to our workshop to add several hands.

3
cái
shì
guǐlíngjīng
鬼灵精
  
,
xīnli
心里
xiǎng
de
quán
cāi
tòu
le
  

You're the ghost, guess what's on my mind.