感情用事 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to act impetuously ; on an impulse

Character by character

• 感gǎnto affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sens
• 情qíngemotion, feeling, sentiment
• 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
• 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, inci

Idioms sharing a character

• 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn
• 感人肺腑 gǎn rén fèi fǔ
• 感人至深 gǎn rén zhì shēn
• 感天动地 gǎn tiān dòng dì
• 感恩图报 gǎn ēn tú bào
• 感激不尽 gǎn jī bù jìn
• 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng
• 有感而发 yǒu gǎn ér fā
• 一见钟情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng
• 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù

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