感情用事

gǎnqíng-yòngshì

idiom #11,199

Meanings

做决定的时候不能感情用事。

Zuò juédìng de shíhou bùnéng gǎnqíngyòngshì.

You can't let emotions take over when making decisions.

他太感情用事了，总是冲动。

Tā tài gǎnqíngyòngshì le, zǒngshì chōngdòng.

He's too impulsive, always acting on emotion.

usage

Almost always used negatively, as a criticism of someone who lets feelings override reason. Often paired with 不能 or 别.

memory

感情 (emotion) + 用事 (to handle matters) = letting emotions handle your business instead of reason.

感 gǎn

情 qíng

用 yòng

事 shì