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心血来潮

xīn xuè lái cháo

4-character word Traditional 心血來潮

What 心血来潮 means

1. to be prompted by a sudden impulse
2. carried away by a whim
3. to have a brainstorm

The characters in 心血来潮

• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 血xuèblood; colloquial pr. xiě
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 潮cháotide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy

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