情结 (qíng jié) — (psychology) complex; (everyday) a deep-seated emotional attachment or obsession
Definition
情结 is a psychology term for a deep-seated emotional 'complex' — a persistent attachment or fixation toward someone or something (e.g. authority, homesickness). It is a noun, not the everyday adjective 复杂 ('complicated').
noun
(psychology) complex(everyday) a deep-seated emotional attachment or obsession
Examples
- 情结。Tā duì quán wēi yǒu yì zhǒng gēn shēn dì gù de qíng jié.He has a deep-rooted complex about authority.
- 情结。Hěn duō hǎi wài huá rén dōu yǒu qiáng liè de sī xiāng qíng jié.Many overseas Chinese have a strong homesickness complex.
- 情结。Tā duì nà ge nián dài de wén xué yǒu yì zhǒng huái jiù qíng jié.He has a nostalgic complex about the literature of that era.
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