How to say “think” in Chinese
think, feel
“Think” in Chinese is 觉得, jué de: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
觉得 is read jué de: 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
Two readings: jiào in 睡觉 and jué in 觉得.
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
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 “觉得”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 觉得. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我觉得包子很好吃wǒjuédebāozihěnhǎochīI think baozi are really tasty.
- 你觉得好吃吗？nǐjuédehǎochīmaDo you think it's tasty?
- 你觉得这家饭店怎么样？nǐjuédezhèjiāfàndiànzěnmeyàngWhat do you think of this restaurant?
- 你觉得有意思吗？nǐjuédeyǒuyìsimaDo you find it interesting?
- 你觉得我哥哥怎么样？nǐjuédewǒgēgezěnmeyàngWhat do you think of my older brother?
- 你觉得他最大的特点是什么？nǐjuédetāzuìdàdetèdiǎnshìshénmeWhat do you think is his most distinctive trait?
More words from the lesson “Chinese food”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “think” in Chinese?
“Think” in Chinese is 觉得, pinyin juéde.
What does 觉得 mean?
觉得 (juéde) means “think, feel”.
How do you write 觉得?
觉得 is 2 characters: 觉 (jiào) — sleep; feel; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 觉得?
觉得 is read juéde. Tones: jué — second tone, de — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“think” in the lesson “Chinese food”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. 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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