不假思索

bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ

to act without taking time to think

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

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

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See it in sentences

他不假思索地回答。

Tā bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ de huídá.

English

He answered without stopping to think.

你能不假思索说出来吗？

Nǐ néng bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ shuō chūlái ma?

English

Can you say it without thinking it over?

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