灵机一动 líng jī yī dòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
  2. to be struck by a brainwave

CHARACTERS

灵 líng
HSK 5
spirit, soul; spiritual world
机 jī
HSK 1
desk; machine; moment
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
动 dòng
HSK 2
move, happen; movement, action