# 灵机一动 (língjīyīdòng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 灵机一动 (língjīyīdòng) means “to have a sudden bright idea”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to have a sudden bright idea
- Pinyin: língjīyīdòng (ling2 ji1 yi1 dong4)
- Traditional: 靈機一動
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他灵机一动，想出了解决办法。
  Tā língjīyídòng, xiǎngchūle jiějué bànfǎ.
  He had a sudden brainwave and thought of a solution.

## Characters

- [灵](https://hanziro.com/word/ling-effective/) (líng): effective; sharp
- 机 (jī): machine; mechanism; aircraft
- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [动](https://hanziro.com/word/dong-move/) (dòng): to move; to touch

https://hanziro.com/word/ling-ji-yi-dong-have-sudden-bright/

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