"Shrewd" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 厉害 |  lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |   |
| 敏捷 | mǐn jié | nimble / quick / shrewd | |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal | |
| 精明 | jīng míng | astute / shrewd / smart | |
| 城府 | chéng fǔ | subtle / shrewd / sophisticated | |
| 乖觉 | guāi jué | perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd | |
| 猴儿精 | hóu r jīng | (dialect) shrewd / clever | |
| 老辣 | lǎo là | shrewd and ruthless / efficient and unscrupulous | |
| 胸有城府 | xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ | subtle way of thinking (idiom) / hard to fathom / deep and shrewd | |
