Chinese word

同感

Pronunciation

Pinyintóng gǎn

Meaning

  • nounsame feeling

Example

大家对这件事都有同感。dà jiā duì zhè jiàn shì dōu yǒu tóng gǎn

Everyone feels the same way about this.

Illustration for 同感 (same feeling)

More examples

他的故事让我产生了同感。tā de gù shì ràng wǒ chǎn shēng le tóng gǎn

His story made me feel the same way.

Core concept

A matching inner response that connects people who react alike to an opinion or experience.

Common phrases

  • 产生同感chǎn shēng tóng gǎn

    develop the same feeling

  • 引发同感yǐn fā tóng gǎn

    evoke the same feeling

Similar words

共鸣gòng míng: A shared feeling that arises when another person's emotions or experiences touch the heart.
共情gòng qíng: A feeling of understanding another person's emotions by putting oneself in that person's position.
认同rèn tóng: Acceptance of another person's opinion or values as one's own.

Definition in Chinese

对某种看法或经历产生相同的感受或共鸣。duì móu zhǒng kàn fǎ huò jīng lì chǎn shēng xiāng tóng de gǎn shòu huò gòng míng

Word origin

同 (tóng, "same") + 感 (gǎn, "feeling") transparently forms a noun for a feeling that matches another person's, extending naturally to agreement with a view.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 同感 (tónggǎn, "same feeling") commonly follows 有 (yǒu, "have"), so it is usually presented as a shared response rather than used as a verb.

Other meanings

  • supportnoun
  • agreementnoun

Opposites

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