How to say “feelings” in Chinese
feelings, affection
“Feelings” in Chinese is 感情, gǎn qíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
感情 is read gǎn qíng: 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”.
On the left, 忄 “heart”. In 事情 it is read with the neutral tone.
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 “感情”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 感情. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们的感情很深厚tāmendegǎnqínghěnshēnhòuTheir feelings for each other run very deep.
- 他不太会表达自己的感情tābútàihuìbiǎodázìjǐdegǎnqíngHe's not very good at expressing his feelings.
More words from the lesson “Friendship and misunderstandings”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “feelings” in Chinese?
“Feelings” in Chinese is 感情, pinyin gǎnqíng.
What does 感情 mean?
感情 (gǎnqíng) means “feelings, affection”.
How do you write 感情?
感情 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 情 (qíng) — feeling; matter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 感情?
感情 is read gǎnqíng. Tones: gǎn — third tone, qíng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“feelings” in the lesson “Friendship and misunderstandings”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” 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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