衝cung1動dung6

English

1. to have an urge
2. sudden urge
3. impulsive; impetuous
4. to be impetuous
5. impulse
6. urge

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 突然產生，強烈咁驅使一個人去咗一啲嘢嘅念頭
2. 一諗到啲嘢就即刻去做，唔諗定啲先

Examples

• 我有種衝動想買嘢。

  I have an urge to buy something.

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• 我突然有食朱古力嘅衝動。

  Suddenly I have a strong urge to eat some chocolate.

• 佢個人好衝動，成日做嘢都唔諗後果嘅。

  He's so impulsive that he's always not thinking about the consequence before he does something.

• 「你從來都唔想錫個女仔咩？」「係呀，我從來都冇噉嘅衝動。」「咩，你係咪想錫個男仔？」

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• 冲动是魔鬼。

  Impulsiveness is the devil.

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• 他叫自己的妻子不要衝動購物。

  He told his wife to stop impulsively shopping.

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