急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì

DEFINITIONS

  1. quick witted in an emergency
  2. able to react resourcefully

CHARACTERS

急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
中 zhōng
HSK 1
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
智 zhì
HSK 5
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence