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急中生智 (jí zhōng shēng zhì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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急中生智 (jí zhōng shēng zhì): Show resourcefulness in an emergency — Meaning & Stroke Order

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急中生智 consists of 4 characters.

urgent, hurried, anxious

center, middle, within, among

to be born; to give birth; life; to grow

wisdom, knowledge, intelligence

How to Use 急中生智 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 急中生智 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith能够

néng能

gòu够

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

neutral

be able to think quickly in an emergency

Adjective + Noun

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

de的

shí时

kè刻

Verb + Complementwith想

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

de地

xiǎng想

chū出

bàn

Example Sentences with 急中生智

tā他

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

yòng

neutral

moment of inspiration in crisis

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

de的

zhì智

huì慧

formalWritten

wisdom born of urgency

办

fǎ法

neutral

come up with a solution in a moment of crisis

用

shí石

tou头

zá砸

kāi开

le了

mén门

。

In a moment of crisis, he had a clever idea and used a stone to break open the door.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

jiāng僵

jú局

shí时

，

tā他

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

tí提

chū出

le了

yí一

gè个

zhé折

zhōng中

fāng方

àn案

。

When the negotiation reached a deadlock, he showed resourcefulness in an emergency by proposing a compromise.

nǐ你

dāng当

shí时

shì是

zěn怎

me么

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

xiǎng想

dào到

yòng用

shǒu手

jī机

shǎn闪

guāng光

dēng灯

qiú求

jiù救

de的

？

How did you show resourcefulness in an emergency and think of using your phone's flashlight to signal for help?

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kǎo考

shì试

shí时

tā她

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

xiǎng想

chū出

le了

yí一

gè个

hǎo好

dá答

àn案

。

During the exam, she had a sudden inspiration and came up with a good answer.

miàn面

duì对

kè客

hù户

de的

diāo刁

nàn难

，

tā她

bìng

tā他

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

yòng用

lǐng领

dài带

miàn面

duì对

tū突

fā发

zhuàng状

kuàng况

，

tā他

jí急

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

dàn但

tā他

jí

并

wèi未

jí急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

shǒu手

zú足

wú无

cuò措

。

Faced with the client's unreasonable demands, she did not show resourcefulness in an emergency; instead, she seemed at a loss.

lín临

shí时

bāo包

zā扎

le了

shāng伤

kǒu口

，

bì避

miǎn免

le了

shī失

xuè血

guò过

duō多

。

He showed resourcefulness in an emergency by using his tie to temporarily bandage the wound, preventing excessive blood loss.

zhōng

中

shēng生

zhì智

，

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

huà化

jiě解

le了

wēi危

jī机

。

Faced with an unexpected situation, he had a brilliant idea and cleverly resolved the crisis.

急

zhōng中

shēng生

zhì智

，

bù不

jǐn仅

wán完

chéng成

le了

rèn任

wu务

，

hái还

yōu优

huà化

le了

liú流

chéng程

。

Despite the tight deadline, he showed resourcefulness in an emergency, not only completing the task but also optimizing the process.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 急中生智.

Words with 急

着急zháo jíHSK 3
危急wēi jí
应急yìng jí
急于jí yú
急促jí cù
急切jí qiè
急剧jí jù
急忙jí máng

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔHSK 1
中国zhōng guóHSK 1
中文zhōng wénHSK 3
中间zhōng jiānHSK 3
其中qí zhōngHSK 4
中介zhōng jiè
中医Zhōng yī
中华Zhōng huá

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2
生病shēng bìngHSK 2
生气shēng qìHSK 3
出生chū shēngHSK 4
发生

Words with 智

明智míng zhì
智力zhì lì
智商zhì shāng
智慧zhì huì
智能zhì néng
机智jī zhì
理智lǐ zhì
人工智能rén gōng zhì néng

fā shēng

HSK 4