How to say “experience” in Chinese
experience, feel; impression
“Experience” in Chinese is 感受, gǎn shòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
感受 is read gǎn shòu: 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”.
There is a hand at the top and one at the bottom: one gives, the other receives.
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 “感受”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “experience” in Chinese?
“Experience” in Chinese is 感受, pinyin gǎnshòu.
What does 感受 mean?
感受 (gǎnshòu) means “experience, feel; impression”.
How do you write 感受?
感受 is 2 characters: 感 (gǎn) — feel; 受 (shòu) — receive; endure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 感受?
感受 is read gǎnshòu. Tones: gǎn — third tone, shòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“experience” 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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