líng jī yī dòng

Traditional: 靈機一動

HSK 7–9

灵机一动 (líng jī yī dòng) is a Chinese word meaning “a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave”.

Meanings

  1. 1a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
  2. 2to be struck by a brainwave

Characters in 灵机一动

灵líng · quick机jī · (bound form) machine; mechanism一yī · one动dòng · (of sth) to move

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er机会opportunity

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