intersection; mixture of feelings
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to appear simultaneously; to be mixed; to intersect
literaryOften used to describe the simultaneous occurrence or mixture of complex emotions, feelings, or phenomena. Can also apply to abstract concepts or mathematical intersection.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
，
tā他
jīng惊
xǐ喜
jiāo交
jí集
。
Upon hearing this news, he was both surprised and delighted.
Lín临
bié别
zhī之
jì际
，
dà大
jiā家
xīn心
zhōng中
bǎi百
gǎn感
jiāo交
jí集
。
At the moment of parting, everyone was overwhelmed with a multitude of emotions.
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Wài外
miàn面
léi雷
yǔ雨
jiāo交
jí集
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
hǎo好
dāi待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
。
With thunder and rain raging outside, we had no choice but to stay home.
Bēi悲
xǐ喜
jiāo交
jí集
de的
xīn心
qíng情
nán难
yǐ以
yòng用
yán言
yǔ语
xíng形
róng容
。
The feeling of sorrow and joy intermingled is hard to describe in words.