| 急中生智 |
jí zhōng shēng zhì |
quick witted in an emergency / able to react resourcefully |
| 急 |
jí |
urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |
| 生 |
shēng |
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student |
| 智 |
zhì |
(literary) wise; wisdom |