冲动 chōngdòng to have an urge
to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge
怎么记住“冲动”: 冲 wash + 动 move = to have an urge.
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- An impulse, or to act impulsively - 一时冲动 (yìshí chōngdòng) a moment's impulse; 别冲动 (bié chōngdòng) don't do anything rash.
- Describes acting on emotion without thinking; can be a noun (the urge) or a stative verb (being impetuous).
- Often carries a mild warning tone about hasty, heated decisions.