情急智生 qíngjízhìshēng necessity is the mother of invention Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 情 qíng affixnoun situation (bound form) situation; condition; state of affairs; as in 病情 bìngqíng or 实情 shíqíng急 jí adjective urgent pressing; requiring immediate attention智 zhì nounadjective wisdom; wise wisdom; resourcefulness; intelligence; wit; wise; clever; having deep insight生 shēng verb to give rise to to give rise to; to happen; to cause; to generate