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意气用事 — “To act on impulse or personal feelings rather than sound judgment”

意气用事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act on impulse or personal feelings rather than sound judgment”. To be swayed by subjective emotions. Literally, “act by emotion and impulse”.

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意气用事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 意yì
  • 气qì
  • 用yòng
  • 事shì

意气用事 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger
用
yòng5to use or employ
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 意气用事

他是一个容易意气用事的人,常常因为一时的情绪而做出冲动的决定。
He is someone prone to acting on impulse, often making rash decisions based on momentary emotions.

Idioms Related to 意气用事

Synonyms of 意气用事

  • sān三sī思ér而xíng行think carefully before acting

Antonyms of 意气用事

  • sān三sī思ér而xíng行think carefully before acting

More idioms starting with 意

  • yì意zhōng中rén人one's beloved
  • yì意yì义shēn深cháng长profound and thought-provoking meaning
  • yì意luàn乱xīn心máng忙flustered and confused
  • yì意luàn乱xīn心huāng慌agitated and flustered
  • yì意xìng兴àng盎rán然full of zest and enthusiasm
  • yì意xìng兴suǒ索rán然to feel utterly bored or dispirited
  • yì意xìng兴lán阑shān珊to feel one's enthusiasm wane
  • yì意chū出wàng望wài外beyond all expectations
  • yì意qiè切yán言jǐn尽speak with earnestness and frankness
  • yì意qiè切cí辞jǐn尽express with utmost sincerity and thoroughness
  • yì意qián前bǐ笔hòu后Conceive fully before writing or painting
  • yì意hé合qíng情tóu投congenial and well-matched

Questions about 意气用事

What does 意气用事 mean?
意气用事 (yì qì yòng shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act on impulse or personal feelings rather than sound judgment”.
How do you pronounce 意气用事?
意气用事 is pronounced yì qì yòng shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 意气用事 literally mean?
Literally, 意气用事 means “act by emotion and impulse”. It is used to mean “to act on impulse or personal feelings rather than sound judgment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 意气用事?
意气:主观偏激的情绪;用事:行事。缺乏理智,只凭一时的想法和情绪办事。
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