百感交集 (bǎi gǎn jiāo jí) — all sorts of feelings well up in one's heart; a mix of emotions
Definition
A chengyu for when many different emotions (joy, sadness, nostalgia, regret) surge up at once, often triggered by a meaningful moment. It describes the MIX itself, not one specific feeling — typically rendered in speech as 百感交集地说 / 心情复杂.
idiom
all sorts of feelings well up in one's hearta mix of emotions
Examples
- ，百感交集，。Bì yè diǎn lǐ shàng, dà jiā bǎi gǎn jiāo jí, jì gāo xìng yòu shě bu de.At the graduation ceremony, everyone had mixed feelings — both happy and reluctant to part.
- ，百感交集，。Huí dào kuò bié duō nián de gù xiāng, 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 zhào piàn, tā bǎi gǎn jiāo jí, xiǎng qǐ le xǔ duō wǎng shì.Seeing the old photos, a flood of emotions came over her as she remembered many past events.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
百感 is many feelings and 交集 is crossing together, so feelings well up and mix.
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