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impulsive

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chong1dong4 • chōngdòng

Meaning


Primary

impulsive

Alternatives

impetuous, impulse

Mnemonic


Being 衝動 impulsive means you 衝 charge ahead and 動 move before thinking.

Usage


別 太 衝動, 先 想 清楚。

Don't be too impulsive; think it through first.

他 年輕 時 很 衝動。

He was very impulsive when he was young.

這 個 決定 太 衝動 了。

This decision was too impulsive.