How to say “feelings” in Chinese

情感
qínggǎn

feelings (deep)

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Feelings”

“Feelings” in Chinese is 情感, qíng gǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

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

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

How to write it

情
qíng — feeling; matter

On the left, 忄 “heart”. In 事情 it is read with the neutral tone.

感
gǎn — feel

Below, 心 “heart”.

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 “情感”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “feelings” in Chinese?

“Feelings” in Chinese is 情感, pinyin qínggǎn.

What does 情感 mean?

情感 (qínggǎn) means “feelings (deep)”.

How do you write 情感?

情感 is 2 characters: 情 (qíng) — feeling; matter; 感 (gǎn) — feel. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 情感?

情感 is read qínggǎn. Tones: qíng — second tone, gǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“feelings” in the lesson “What's inside”

This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 5. 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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