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prompted by a sudden impulse; be seized by a whim; (have) a sudden inspiration

xīn xuè lái cháo

心 血 来 潮

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slmetaprompted by a sudden impulse; be seized by a whim; (have) a sudden inspiration
- tā xīn xuè lái cháo mǎi le shuāng xīn xié
  她心血来潮，买了双新鞋。
  She splashed out on a new pair of shoes.
- yī shí xīn xuè lái cháo jiù gǎi biàn le yuán jì huà nà zěn me xíng
  一时心血来潮，就改变了原计划，那怎么行？
  How can we change our original plan on a sudden impluse?
- xīn xuè lái cháo xiǎng zuò mǒu jiàn shì
  心血来潮想做某件事
  feel a sudden urge to do something
- tā tū rán xīn xuè lái cháo zài rén qún zhōng gāo gē
  他突然心血来潮在人群中高歌。
  He suddenly took into his head to sing in public.
- tā yī shí xīn xuè lái cháo jué dìng zhōu mò wài chū
  她一时心血来潮，决定周末外出。
  On a whim, she decided to go away for the weekend.

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