感 情 用 事

gǎn qíng yòng shìdictionary entry

to act impetuously (idiom) / on an impulse

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Original source entry:

感情用事感情用事 [gan3 qing2 yong4 shi4] /to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse/

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感
gǎn
to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition
用
yòng
to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore
事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

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