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quick witted in an emergency · able to react resourcefully

急中生智
jí zhōng shēng zhì
j+í·2nd tonezh+ōng·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tonezh+ì·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to try · to make an attempt · to think of a way (to accomplish sth)设法shè fǎinspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom)情急智生qíng jí zhì shēng
Antonyms
(lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) · (fig.) to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end无计可施wú jì kě shīlit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cè