情不自已 — “Unable to control one's emotions”
情不自已 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to control one's emotions”. To be overwhelmed by feelings, often intense joy or sorrow. Literally, “feelings cannot control oneself”.
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在毕业典礼上，听到老师的真挚寄语，许多同学都情不自已，流下了感动的泪水。
At the graduation ceremony, hearing the sincere words from their teachers, many students were overcome with emotion and shed tears of gratitude.
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- qíng情bù不kě可què却cannot decline due to sentiment
- qíng情bù不zì自kān堪overwhelmed by emotions
- qíng情bù不zì自shèng胜overcome by emotion
- qíng情zhī之suǒ所zhōng钟where one's heart is deeply set
- qíng情rén人yǎn眼lǐ里chū出xī西shī施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- qíng情qī凄yì意qiè切deeply grieved and distressed
- qíng情tóng同yī一jiā家feel like one family
- qíng情tóng同shǒu手zú足as close as brothers
- qíng情tóng同yáng羊zuǒ左bosom friends willing to die for each other
- qíng情tóng同gǔ骨ròu肉as close as flesh and blood
- qíng情tóng同yú鱼shuǐ水inseparable intimate relationship
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What does 情不自已 mean?
情不自已 (qíng bù zì yǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to control one's emotions”.
How do you pronounce 情不自已?
情不自已 is pronounced qíng bù zì yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 情不自已 literally mean?
Literally, 情不自已 means “feelings cannot control oneself”. It is used to mean “Unable to control one's emotions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 情不自已?
犹情不自禁。感情激动得不能控制。强调完全被某种感情所支配。