Definition
百感交集 is a four-character idiom (成语) that describes a moment when many different emotions — joy, sadness, nostalgia, gratitude, anxiety — arise all at once, often triggered by a significant event or reunion. It's used in both spoken and written Chinese, especially in literary or reflective contexts. You cannot split or rearrange the characters; treat it as a fixed phrase.
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all sorts of feelings well up in one's hearta mix of emotions
Examples
- ，百感交集，。Bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng, dàjiā bǎi gǎn jiāo jí, jì gāoxìng yòu shěbude.At the graduation ceremony, everyone had mixed feelings — both happy and reluctant to part.
- ，百感交集，。Huí dào kuòbié duōnián de gùxiāng, tā bǎi gǎn jiāo jí, shuō bù chū huà lái.Returning to his hometown after many years away, he was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't speak.
- ，百感交集，。Kàn dào lǎo zhàopiàn, tā bǎi gǎn jiāo jí, xiǎng qǐ le xǔduō wǎngshì.Seeing the old photos, a flood of emotions came over her as she remembered many past events.
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