冲动
Old HSK 6
冲动 (chōngdòng) · impulse
冲动 (chōngdòng) means “impulse; impulsive”. It is written with 2 characters: 冲 (to rinse) + 动 (to move). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冲动 is built
The characters
冲 chōng · to rinse
What 冲 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 中 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
动 dòng · to move
What 动 is made of
- 云yún — cloud
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别冲动，先冷静一下。Bié chōngdòng, xiān lěngjìng yíxià.Don't be impulsive, calm down first.
他一时冲动买了一辆车。Tā yīshí chōngdòng mǎi le yī liàng chē.He bought a car on impulse.
Questions about 冲动
What does 冲动 mean?
冲动 (chōngdòng) means “impulse; impulsive”.
How do you pronounce 冲动?
冲动 is pronounced chōngdòng.
Which HSK level is 冲动?
冲动 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 冲击chōngjīimpact
- 冲突chōngtūconflict
- 冲chōngto rinse
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 动物dòngwùanimal
- 动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
- 感动gǎndòngto move (emotionally)
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 运动yùndòngsports
Learn 冲动 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.