智能 zhìnéng intelligent
intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc)
How to remember 智能: 智 wisdom + 能 able to = intelligent.
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How it is used
- Means "smart / intelligent" in the tech sense - 人工智能 (réngōng zhìnéng) artificial intelligence, 智能手机 (zhìnéng shǒujī) smartphone.
- Modifies devices and systems; contrast with 智慧 (zhìhuì, human wisdom) and 聪明 (cōngming, a clever person). You call a phone 智能, never 聪明.