Definition & Meaning

1.get excited; be impulsive/impetuous

2.impulse; impulse of motion

Word usage

chōng dòng

冲 动

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1
v.get excited; be impulsive/impetuous
- tā róng yì chōng dòng
  她容易冲动。
  She easily gets excited.
- wǒ zhī dào tā wèi shén me chōng dòng
  我知道她为什么冲动。
  I know why she gets excited.
- zhè ge jué dìng bù shì yī shí chōng dòng zuò chū lái de
  这个决定不是一时冲动作出来的。
  The decision was not taken on the spur of the moment.
synonym
jī dòng激动
antonym
lěng jìng冷静 lǐ zhì理智
2
n.impulse; impulse of motion
- tā tū rán chōng dòng qǐ lai
  她突然冲动起来。
  A sudden impulse came over her.
- bù yào chōng dòng yīng dāng lěng jìng kǎo lǜ wèn tí
  不要冲动，应当冷静考虑问题。
  Don't act on impulse, calm down and think it over.
- tā yī shí chōng dòng mǎi le hěn duō yī fu
  她一时冲动买了很多衣服。
  She bought many clothes on impulse.
synonym
xīng fèn兴奋
antonym
yì zhì抑制

Word usage

common measure word
"冲动" is often matched with measure word "次"or"种".
- 一次冲动
  one impulse
- 一种冲动
  one kind of impulse

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