chōng dòng
impulse; get excited
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他做事很冲动，经常不考虑后果。
tā zuò shì hěn chōng dòng, jīng cháng bù kǎo lǜ hòu guǒ.
He acts impulsively and often doesn't think about the consequences.
冲动是魔鬼。
chōng dòng shì mó guǐ.
Impulsiveness is the devil.
在冲动之下，他做出了错误的决定。
zài chōng dòng zhī xià, tā zuò chū le cuò wù de jué dìng.
In a moment of impulsiveness, he made the wrong decision.
激动 (jīdòng)
excited
冲动 (chōngdòng)
impulsive
冷静 (lěngjìng)
calm
克制 (kèzhì)
restrained
The Chinese word 冲动 (chōng dòng) is composed of two characters: 冲 (chōng) and 动 (dòng). The character 冲 originally meant "to rush" or "to charge," and it is often used in the context of military conflict or physical exertion. The character 动 means "to move" or "to act," and it is often used in the context of physical movement or mental activity. When these two characters are combined, they create the word 冲动, which means "impulse" or "spontaneous action." This word is often used to describe a sudden urge or desire to do something, without much thought or consideration for the consequences.
