急中生智 jí zhōng shēng zhì

quick witted in an emergency; able to react resourcefully

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 49591st word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
急 jí HSK 3
urgent; rapid; hurried
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
智 zhì HSK 5
wisdom; knowledge