情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
情不自禁
qíngbúzìjīn
unable to restrain one's feelings; involuntarily
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
禁 jìn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到那段久违的旋律，她情不自禁地红了眼眶。 Tīngdào nà duàn jiǔwéi de xuánlǜ, tā qíngbúzìjīn de hóng le yǎnkuàng. When she heard that long-lost melody, her eyes reddened despite herself.
- 看到孩子第一次登台表演，父母情不自禁地鼓起掌来。 Kàndào háizi dì yī cì dēngtái biǎoyǎn, fùmǔ qíngbúzìjīn de gǔ qǐ zhǎng lái. Seeing their child perform on stage for the first time, the parents burst into applause without being able to help it.
- 走进熟悉的母校，他情不自禁地想起了过去的日子。 Zǒujìn shúxī de mǔxiào, tā qíngbúzìjīn de xiǎng qǐ le guòqù de rìzi. Walking into his familiar old school, he couldn't help remembering the days of the past.
Related words
- 爱情 àiqíng love
- 热情 rèqíng warm and friendly
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 感情 gǎnqíng feelings; relationship
- 情感 qínggǎn feelings; emotions
- 情况 qíngkuàng situation
- 表情 biǎoqíng facial expression; emoji
- 情景 qíngjǐng situation; scene
- 同情 tóngqíng to sympathize with
- 情节 qíngjié plot
- 情形 qíngxing situation