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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

冲动 [chōngdòng]
  1. 1. verb be impulsive
    不要冲动,理智些吧。
    Don't be so impulsive – have some sense.
    我当时有种购物的冲动
    I had an impulse to go shopping.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

冲动 [chōngdòng]
  1. 1. impulse; urge
    出于一时冲动
    act on impulse
  2. 2. get excited; be impetuous; impulsive
    他很容易冲动
    He easily gets excited.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

冲动 [chōngdòng]
  1. 1. 感情过分激动,不能用理智有效控制
    他一时冲动,说了几句过头的话
  2. 2. 受某种欲望刺激而产生的兴奋状态
    创作冲动

Examples

他很容易冲动
He easily gets excited.
性欲冲动
sexual impulse; sexual excitement
他这个人性格寡合,非常容易冲动
He doesn't get along well with others and gets excited easily.
做事太冲动急进反而容易出错,有时会惹出一箩筐的笑话。
Acting on impulse will lead to mistakes and will sometimes cause people to laugh at you.
我当时有种购物的冲动
I had an impulse to go shopping.
他一冲动就把持不住自己了。
创作冲动

Collocations

创作冲动
creative impulse
艺术冲动
artistic impulse
不要冲动
stay calm
克服冲动
overcome impulses
冲动的结果
result from impulse
冲动
too impetuous
一时冲动
on impulse

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