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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 灵机一动
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 灵机一动 | líng jī yī dòng | - a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration - to be struck by a brainwave |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 31,501 | 33,634 | 33,996 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 灵 | líng | - quick - alert - efficacious - effective - to come true - spirit - departed soul - coffin |
| 机 | jī | - surname Ji |
| 机 | jī | - (bound form) machine; mechanism - (bound form) aircraft - (bound form) an opportunity - (bound form) crucial point; pivot - (bound form) quick-witted; flexible - (bound form) organic |
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 动 | dòng | - (of sth) to move - to set in movement - to displace - to touch - to make use of - to stir (emotions) - to alter - abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb |
Other Words Containing 灵机一动
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 灵机一动 | - | 9 | 31,501 | 33,634 | 33,996 |