How to say “touching” in Chinese

感人
gǎnrén

touching, moving

adjective · HSK 4 · topic “Feelings and mood”

“Touching” in Chinese is 感人, gǎn rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

感人 is read gǎn rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

gǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

感
gǎn — feel

Below, 心 “heart”.

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

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 “感人”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 感人. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这是一个很感人的故事。zhèshìyígehěngǎnréndegùshiThis is a very touching story.
  • 成千上万的观众一起唱歌,场面非常感人。chéngqiānshàngwàndeguānzhòngyìqǐchànggē,chǎngmiànfēichánggǎnrénTens of thousands of spectators singing together — a very moving sight.
  • 这部悲剧的结尾很感人zhèbùbēijùdejiéwěihěngǎnrénThe ending of this tragedy is very moving.

More words from the lesson “Moved and amazed”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “touching” in Chinese?

“Touching” in Chinese is 感人, pinyin gǎnrén.

What does 感人 mean?

感人 (gǎnrén) means “touching, moving”.

How do you write 感人?

感人 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 感人?

感人 is read gǎnrén. Tones: gǎn — third tone, rén — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“touching” in the lesson “Moved and amazed”

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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