不
假
思
索

(idiom) to act without taking time to think in Chinese: 不假思索 (bù jiǎ sī suǒ)

bù jiǎ sī suǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

Stroke order

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不
假
思
索

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄚˇ

jiǎ

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄙ

sī

ㄙ/ s—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 不假思索 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他不假思索就答应了。

    tā bù jiǎ sī suǒ jiù dā ying le。

    He agreed instantly, without a second thought.

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Related words

不

bù

no

假

jiǎ

fake

意思

yì si

idea

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

寒假

hán jià

winter vacation

请假

qǐng jià

to request leave of absence

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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