聰明的領袖知道什麼時候要聽取他人意見。

A wise leader knows when to listen to others.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 聰明 cōngming
  1. intelligent; clever; bright
  2. acute (of sight and hearing)
=1 聰明 cōngmíng
  1. (archaic, of hearing and vision) sharp; keen; perceptive
  2. clever; intelligent; smart; bright
  3. sharp; keen; perceptive
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 領袖 lǐngxiù leader
4 知道 zhīdào
  1. to know; to become aware of
  2. also pr. zhīdao
5 什麼時候 shénmeshíhou when?; at what time?
=6 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=6 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=6 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
7 聽取 tīngqǔ to hear (news); to listen to
8 他人 tārén another person; sb else; other people
9 意見 yìjiàn
  1. idea
  2. opinion
  3. suggestion
  4. objection
  5. complaint

classifiers: 點, 條