Chinese word

发觉

Pronunciation

Pinyinfā jué

Meaning

  • verbrealize

Example

我突然发觉自己忘带钥匙了。wǒ tū rán fā jué zì jǐ wàng dài yào shi le

I suddenly realized that I had forgotten my keys.

Illustration for 发觉 (realize)

More examples

调查继续进行，记者很快发觉事情并不像表面那么简单。diào chá jì xù jìn xíng jì zhě hěn kuài fā jué shì qíng bìng bú xiàng biǎo miàn nà me jiǎn dān

As the investigation continued, the reporter soon realized that things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.

Core concept

An inner flash brings a person to recognize what has just happened or changed.

Common phrases

  • 发觉真相fā jué zhēn xiàng

    realize the truth

  • 发觉问题fā jué wèn tí

    notice the problem

  • 发觉差异fā jué chā yì

    notice the difference

Similar words

发现fā xiàn: Finding a new fact or thing that was not known before.
意识到yì shí dào: Becoming clearly aware of one's own thoughts, feelings, or situation.
注意到zhù yì dào: Noticing information from outside through sight, hearing, or another sense.
察觉chá jué: Sensing and recognizing a subtle change or unusual sign.

Definition in Chinese

意识到某件事或某种变化，常指突然在脑中明白或注意到。yì shí dào mǒu jiàn shì huò móu zhǒng biàn huà cháng zhǐ tū rán zài nǎo zhōng míng bái huò zhù yì dào

Word origin

发 (fā, "come forth") + 觉 (jué, "be aware") pictures a new awareness emerging in the mind.

Usage tips

  • The verb commonly takes a person as its subject and a fact, situation, or change as its object, which makes it useful for reporting personal discoveries in daily conversation.

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