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百感交集

bǎigǎnjiāojí
idiom #32,553

Meanings

  1. 1 all sorts of feelings welling up at once
  2. 2 mixed emotions

Examples

回到阔别二十年的故乡，他百感交集。
Huídào kuòbié èrshí nián de gùxiāng, tā bǎigǎnjiāojí.
Returning to his hometown after twenty years apart, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
看到老照片，她百感交集，久久不能平静。
Kàndào lǎo zhàopiàn, tā bǎigǎnjiāojí, jiǔjiǔ bùnéng píngjìng.
Seeing the old photos, she was flooded with emotions and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Tips

history
From 《世说新语·言语》 (Southern Song, 5th c.): "见此茫茫，不觉百端交集" — "seeing this vast scene, a hundred feelings involuntarily converge." 百端 later became 百感.
usage
Usually describes a moment of reunion, loss, or dramatic change. The emotions are mixed — not purely happy or sad.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi
感 gǎn
交 jiāo
集 jí