情急之下

qíng jí zhī xià

Dictionary entry

in a moment of desperation

What does 情急之下 mean?

情急之下 (qíng jí zhī xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1in a moment of desperation

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情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion · (bound form) situation; condition 急jíurgent · pressing 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 下xiàdown · downwards

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情急之下

qíng jí zhī xià

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