情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. in a moment of desperation

CHARACTERS

情 qíng
HSK 2
feeling, sentiment, emotion
急 jí
HSK 3
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down