灵机一动

靈機一動
língjīyīdòng
  1. a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
  2. to be struck by a brainwave

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Entry Composition

1 灵机 língjī
  1. sudden inspiration
  2. bright idea
  3. clever trick
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
3 动 dòng
  1. (of sth) to move
  2. to set in movement
  3. to displace
  4. to touch
  5. to make use of
  6. to stir (emotions)
  7. to alter
  8. abbr. for 动词 dòngcí, verb