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不假思索

bù jiǎ sī suǒdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to act without taking time to think / to react instantly / to fire from the hip
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-002234e0fedacb6b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不假思索 不假思索 [bu4 jia3 si1 suo3] /(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 假
    gēi

    used in 假掰[gēi bāi]

    jiǎ

    fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose / to borrow (variant of 假[jiǎ])

    jià

    vacation

  • 思
    sī

    to think / to consider

  • 索
    suǒ

    to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated

    Suǒ

    surname Suo / abbr. for 索馬里|索马里[Suǒ mǎ lǐ], Somalia

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.