mưu trí
Definition
- Adjective:
- Clever and resourceful; shrewd and intelligent: Describes a person who possesses both cunning intelligence and practical wisdom, able to devise clever plans and strategies to solve problems effectively.
- Tactically brilliant; strategically astute: Often used to describe someone who demonstrates sharp intellect and ingenuity, especially in complex or challenging situations.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy là một chỉ huy rất mưu trí. (He is a very clever and resourceful commander.)
- Cô ấy đã dùng mưu trí của mình để thoát khỏi tình huống nguy hiểm. (She used her shrewd intelligence to escape the dangerous situation.)
- Sự mưu trí của thám tử đã giúp phá án. (The detective's tactical brilliance helped solve the case.)
Advanced Usage
- "tỏ ra mưu trí": to show oneself to be clever and resourceful.
- Trong cuộc thi, cậu bé đã tỏ ra rất mưu trí. (In the competition, the boy showed himself to be very clever and resourceful.)
- "mưu trí hơn người": exceptionally clever and resourceful; more astute than others.
- Nhà lãnh đạo đó nổi tiếng vì mưu trí hơn người. (That leader is famous for being exceptionally clever and resourceful.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mưu lược (n): Strategy, stratagem; refers to a clever plan or scheme itself.
- Ông ấy nổi tiếng với những mưu lược quân sự. (He is famous for his military stratagems.)
- Trí mưu (n, less common): A variant form with similar meaning, emphasizing intelligent scheming.
- Thông minh (adj): Intelligent, smart. (A broader term, while implies a more cunning, strategic type of intelligence.)
Synonyms
- Khôn ngoan: Wise, prudent.
- Thao lược: Strategically adept, skilled in strategy (often military).
- Lõi đời: Worldly-wise, shrewd (can have a slightly cunning connotation).
Common Collocations and Phrases
- Con người mưu trí: A clever and resourceful person.
- Kế hoạch mưu trí: A clever/shrewd plan.
- Hành động mưu trí: A clever/shrewd action.
- Dùng mưu trí: To use one's cleverness and resourcefulness.
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Clever and resourceful mind
