gut check

/ˈɡʌt tʃɛk/· noun

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gut check
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Chinese meaning

清qīng醒xǐng自zì检jiǎn;直zhí面miàn现xiàn实shí的de坦tǎn诚chéng评píng估gū(俗sú称chēng"灵líng魂hún拷kǎo问wèn")

诚chéng实shí反fǎn思sī真zhēn实shí处chǔ境jìng

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向xiàng董dǒng事shì会huì坦tǎn白bái业yè务wù可kě能néng骤zhòu变biàn

Example

Yet I felt compelled to offer the board a gut check unthinkable even a year ago: Yes, we're crushing it, but that could all change in a month.

然rán而ér我wǒ还hái是shì觉jué得de有yǒu必bì要yào向xiàng董dǒng事shì会huì做zuò一yí次cì一yì年nián前qián根gēn本běn无wú法fǎ想xiǎng象xiàng的de灵líng魂hún拷kǎo问wèn:没méi错cuò,我wǒ们men目mù前qián势shì头tou正zhèng猛měng,但dàn这zhè一yí切qiè可kě能néng在zài一yí个gè月yuè内nèi彻chè底dǐ改gǎi变biàn。

Source: Axios · 9 Aug 2026

Background ✎

AI时shí代dài企qǐ业yè规guī划huà周zhōu期qī骤zhòu缩suō,作zuò者zhě向xiàng董dǒng事shì会huì坦tǎn言yán业yè务wù态tài势shì或huò一yí个gè月yuè内nèi彻chè底dǐ逆nì转zhuǎn。

Roots · etymology

源自gut(直觉)引申而来

  • gut(内脏,引申'本能直觉')+ check(检查)

Collocations

  • a gut check moment / do a gut check / offer a gut check

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