感情用事

gǎnqíng-yòngshì

idiom #11,199

Meanings

HSK 3

做决定的时候不能感情用事。

Zuò juédìng de shíhou bùnéng gǎnqíng-yòngshì.

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

HSK 5

他太感情用事了，总是冲动。

Tā tài gǎnqíng-yòngshì 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