How to say “feel” in Chinese
feel; feeling
“Feel” in Chinese is 感觉, gǎn jué: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
感觉 is read gǎn jué: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 心 “heart”.
Two readings: jiào in 睡觉 and jué in 觉得.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “感觉”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 感觉. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你现在感觉怎么样？nǐxiànzàigǎnjuézěnmeyàngHow are you feeling now?
- 我感觉有点儿累wǒgǎnjuéyǒudiǎnrlèiI feel a bit tired.
- 我想体验一下当导游的感觉。wǒxiǎngtǐyànyíxiàdāngdǎoyóudegǎnjuéI'd like to try what it's like to be a tour guide.
More words from the lesson “How's your mood?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “feel” in Chinese?
“Feel” in Chinese is 感觉, pinyin gǎnjué.
What does 感觉 mean?
感觉 (gǎnjué) means “feel; feeling”.
How do you write 感觉?
感觉 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 觉 (jiào) — sleep; feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 感觉?
感觉 is read gǎnjué. Tones: gǎn — third tone, jué — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“feel” in the lesson “How's your mood?”
This word is from the topic “Feelings and mood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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