灵机一动 meaning in English
a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
Meaning of 灵机一动
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
língjīyīdòng
- a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- to be struck by a brainwave
Stroke order for each character
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灵 líng · quick · 7 strokes
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机 jī · desk · 6 strokes
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 灵机一动.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circum |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
Questions about 灵机一动
What does 灵机一动 mean?
灵机一动 (língjī-yīdòng) means "a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave".
How do you write 灵机一动?
灵机一动 is made of 4 characters: 灵 (7 strokes), 机 (6 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 灵机一动 an HSK word?
Yes. 灵机一动 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 灵机一动 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 灵机一动 is written 靈機一動.