xīn
xuè
lái
cháo

idiom
common

Meaning of 心血来潮

心血来潮 means to be seized by a sudden impulse; to have a brainwave; on a whim. Pronounced xīn xuè lái cháo.

  • to be seized by a sudden impulse; to have a brainwave; on a whim

Definitions & Examples

shí
xīn
xuè
lái
cháo
 
jué
dìng
bàn
kāi
chē
hǎi
biān
kàn
chū
 

On a sudden impulse, he decided to drive to the seaside at midnight to watch the sunrise.

Bié
xīn
xuè
lái
cháo
jiù
mǎi
zhè
me
duō
dōng
xi西
 
yào
kǎo
qīng
chu
shì
shì
zhēn
de
yào
 

Don't buy so many things on a whim; think carefully about whether you really need them.

xīn
xuè
lái
cháo
xiǎng
xué
 
jiān
chí
le
dào
yuè
jiù
fàng
le
 

She took it into her head to learn French on a whim, but gave up after less than a month.