HSK 6 · HSK VOCABULARY

冲动

chōngdòng

to have an urge

Character structure: 名、形
HSK: 6
Related HSK words: 3773
HSK vocabulary: —

01 · MEANING

冲动

冲动 (chōngdòng) is an HSK 6 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to have an urge; depending on context, it can also mean to be impetuous or impulse. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to have an urge

02to be impetuous

03impulse

04urge

02 · EXAMPLES

冲动

他叫自己的妻子不要冲动购物。Tā jiào zì jǐ de qī zǐ bú yào chōng dòng gòu wù。

He told his wife not to buy on impulse.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

冲

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动

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04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

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CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD

Characters in this word

冲Chinese character 动Chinese character