靈機一動 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

靈 líng spirit, soul; spiritual world
機 jī machine; moment, chance
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
動 dòng move, happen; movement, action