急 jí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 刍 to mow, to cut grass 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
急中生智
jízhōngshēngzhì
to think of a way out in an emergency
Characters in this word
中 zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
智 zhì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 门被风关上了，他急中生智，用一根铁丝打开了门。 Mén bèi fēng guān shàng le, tā jízhōng shēngzhì, yòng yì gēn tiěsī dǎkāi le mén. The door was blown shut, but he thought fast and opened it with a piece of wire.
- 球掉进水沟里，爷爷急中生智，用长竹竿把它捞了上来。 Qiú diào jìn shuǐgōu lǐ, yéye jízhōng shēngzhì, yòng cháng zhúgān bǎ tā lāo le shànglái. The ball fell into the ditch; Grandpa thought quickly and fished it out with a long bamboo pole.
- 考试时他忘了公式，急中生智，换了一种方法算出来了。 Kǎoshì shí tā wàng le gōngshì, jízhōng shēngzhì, huàn le yì zhǒng fāngfǎ suàn chūlái le. He forgot the formula during the exam, but thought on his feet and worked it out another way.
Related words
- 急 jí anxious; in a hurry
- 紧急 jǐnjí urgent
- 急忙 jímáng hurriedly
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 急救 jíjiù first aid, emergency treatment
- 急切 jíqiè eager, impatient
- 当务之急 dāngwùzhījí the most urgent task; top priority
- 急促 jícù rapid; hurried; short and quick
- 急功近利 jígōngjìnlì to seek quick success and instant benefits
- 急剧 jíjù rapid; sharp; drastic
- 急迫 jípò urgent; pressing
- 急性 jíxìng acute