不假思索

bù jiǎ sī suǒ

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

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Characters

不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一假jiǎfake, false, deceitful; vacation亻叚思sīto think, to ponder, to consider; final particle田心索suǒcable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire十冖糸

Examples

汤姆不假思索脱口而出。

Tāng mǔ bù jiǎ sī suǒ tuō kǒu ér chū。

Tom speaks without thinking.