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冲动 (chōng dòng): Impulse (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

冲动 consists of 2 characters.

to flush; vigorously; on the strength of

to move, to act, to change

How to Use 冲动 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 冲动 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

chōng冲

dòng动

xiāo消

fèi费

neutral

impulse buying

yī一

shí时

chōng冲

dòng动

neutral

momentary impulse

Verb + Objectwith控制

kòng控

zhì制

chōng冲

dòng动

Idiomwith魔鬼

chōng冲

dòng动

shì是

mó魔

guǐ鬼

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

chōng冲

dòng动

informalSpoken

Example Sentences with 冲动

tā他

chōng冲

dòng动

dì地

mǎi买

le了

nà那

neutral

control impulse

informal

Spoken

impulse is the devil

very impulsive

ge个

wán玩

jù具

。

He impulsively bought that toy.

tā他

yì一

shí时

chōng冲

dòng动

mǎi买

xià下

le了

nà那

liàng辆

áng昂

guì贵

de的

pǎo跑

chē车

。

He bought that expensive sports car on an impulse.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

de的

guān关

jiàn键

shí时

kè刻

，

tā他

kè克

zhì制

zhù住

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

chōng冲

dòng动

。

At the critical moment of the negotiation, he restrained his impulse.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

zhè这

cì次

tóu投

zī资

jué决

dìng定

yǒu有

xiē些

guò过

yú于

chōng冲

dòng动

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this investment decision was a bit too impulsive?

bú不

yào要

chōng冲

dòng动

，

xiān先

lěng冷

jìng静

yī一

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

chū出

yú于

chōng冲

dòng动

，

ér而

kàn看

dào到

dǎ打

zhé折

guǎng广

gào告

shí时

，

tā她

zǒng

tā她

yī一

shí时

chōng冲

dòng动

cí辞

diào掉

le了

gōng工

suī虽

rán然

nèi内

xīn心

chōng充

mǎn满

chōng冲

dòng动

，

dàn

xià

下

zài再

zuò做

jué决

dìng定

。

Don't be impulsive, calm down first before making a decision.

shì

是

jīng经

guò过

shēn深

sī思

shú熟

lǜ虑

cái才

tí提

chū出

cí辞

zhí职

de的

。

He did not resign on impulse, but after careful consideration.

总

yǒu有

yì一

zhǒng种

nán难

yǐ以

yì抑

zhì制

de的

gòu购

wù物

chōng冲

dòng动

。

When she sees discount ads, she always has an irresistible impulse to shop.

zuò作

，

xiàn现

zài在

yǒu有

diǎn点

hòu后

huǐ悔

。

She quit her job on impulse and now regrets it a little.

但

tā他

zuì最

zhōng终

hái还

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

lǐ理

xìng性

de的

gōu沟

tōng通

fāng方

shì式

。

Although filled with impulse inside, he ultimately chose a rational way of communication.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 冲动.

Words with 冲

冲击chōng jī
冲刺chōng cì
冲撞chōng zhuàng
冲洗chōng xǐ
冲浪chōng làng
冲突chōng tū

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
活动huó dòngHSK 4
激动jī dòngHSK 4
主动zhǔ dòng
举动jǔ dòng