动感情 (dòng gǎn qíng) — to be emotionally affected, to be moved; to get worked up, to lose emotional control
Definition
动感情 (dòng gǎnqíng) means to get emotionally caught up — 'be moved' or 'lose composure from feeling'. A separable verb: 动 + 感情, often used in the negative (没动过感情) to stress emotional detachment.
verb
to be emotionally affectedto be movedto get worked upto lose emotional control
Examples
- 动感情，。Tā zhè ge rén hěn róng yì dòng gǎn qíng, kàn gè diàn yǐng dōu néng kū.He is very easily emotionally affected — even a movie can make him cry.
- 。Wǒ cóng lái méi duì tā dòng guò gǎn qíng.I have never been emotionally affected by him.
- 动感情，。Nǐ bié tài dòng gǎn qíng le, zhè jiàn shì xū yào lěng jìng sī kǎo.Don't get too worked up — this matter requires calm thinking.
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