感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
Pinyin

Definition

感情用事
 - 
gǎn qíng yòng shì
  1. to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
使用
shǐ yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to apply
  4. 4 to make use of
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
情
qíng
  1. 1 feeling
  2. 2 emotion
  3. 3 passion
  4. 4 situation
爱情
ài qíng
  1. 1 romance
  2. 2 love (romantic)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn]
感冒
gǎn mào
  1. 1 to catch cold
  2. 2 (common) cold
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
  4. 4 (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)
  5. 5 (Tw) to detest
  6. 6 can't stand
感动
gǎn dòng
  1. 1 to move (sb)
  2. 2 to touch (sb emotionally)
  3. 3 moving
感受
gǎn shòu
  1. 1 to sense
  2. 2 perception
  3. 3 to feel (through the senses)
  4. 4 to experience
  5. 5 a feeling
  6. 6 an impression
  7. 7 an experience
感情
gǎn qíng
  1. 1 emotion
  2. 2 sentiment
  3. 3 affection
  4. 4 feelings between two persons
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
感觉
gǎn jué
  1. 1 to feel
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 feeling
  4. 4 sense
  5. 5 perception
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
感谢
gǎn xiè
  1. 1 (express) thanks
  2. 2 gratitude
  3. 3 grateful
  4. 4 thankful
  5. 5 thanks
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
用
yòng
  1. 1 to use
  2. 2 to employ
  3. 3 to have to
  4. 4 to eat or drink
  5. 5 expense or outlay
  6. 6 usefulness
  7. 7 hence
  8. 8 therefore
表情
biǎo qíng
  1. 1 (facial) expression
  2. 2 to express one's feelings
  3. 3 expression
一厢情愿
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
  1. 1 one's own wishful thinking
不用
bù yòng
  1. 1 need not
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
事件
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一见钟情
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
  1. 1 love at first sight (idiom)
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

Sample Sentences

问得好，你就得多学着点，别太感情用事，不到黄河心不死就太晚了，感情这事儿，就得当机立断，及时止损。
wèn de hǎo ，nǐ jiù děi duō xué zhe diǎnr ，bié tài gǎnqíngyòngshì ，bùdào Huánghé xīn bù sǐ jiù tài wǎn le ，gǎnqíng zhè shìr5 ，jiù děi dāngjī lì duàn ，jíshí zhǐsǔn 。
That's a good question, you should study this a bit more. Don't be so emotional when it comes to these things, if you're still going because you're holding out hope still, it's already too late. With relationships, you have to be decisive in your choices, and ensure that you enact damage control on time.
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