领悟力 (lǐng wù lì)

noun HSK 5

Traditional 領悟力

lǐng wù lì

comprehension ability · perceptiveness · insight · understanding

Meaning

领悟力 refers to a person's ability to comprehend, grasp, or understand concepts, ideas, or situations, especially abstract or complex ones. It emphasizes the mental capacity to perceive deeper meanings and make connections beyond surface-level information.

Usage

This word is commonly used in educational, professional, or philosophical contexts to describe someone's mental aptitude. It often appears in discussions about learning ability, wisdom, or intellectual capacity. Native speakers use it to evaluate how quickly or deeply someone can understand new information or complex ideas.

Examples

01
这个学生的领悟力很强，老师讲一遍他就懂了。
Zhège xuésheng de lǐng wù lì hěn qiáng, lǎoshī jiǎng yī biàn tā jiù dǒng le.
This student has strong comprehension ability; he understands after the teacher explains it just once.
02
要想学好哲学，需要有较高的领悟力。
Yào xiǎng xué hǎo zhéxué, xūyào yǒu jiào gāo de lǐng wù lì.
To learn philosophy well, one needs to have relatively high perceptiveness.

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Common collocations

领悟力强
lǐng wù lì qiáng
strong comprehension ability
领悟力差
lǐng wù lì chà
poor comprehension ability
提高领悟力
tí gāo lǐng wù lì
to improve one's comprehension ability
缺乏领悟力
quē fá lǐng wù lì
to lack perceptiveness

Antonyms

愚钝yú dùndull-witted, slow

Origin

The word combines 领悟 (to comprehend/understand) with 力 (power/ability) to form a noun meaning 'the power of comprehension.' 领 originally means 'to lead,' while 悟 relates to Buddhist concepts of enlightenment and awakening.