Chinese word

察觉

Pronunciation

Pinyinchá jué

Meaning

  • verbnotice

Example

我很快就察觉到他的不对劲。wǒ hěn kuài jiù chá jué dào tā de bú duì jìn

I quickly noticed that something was off about him.

Illustration for 察觉 (notice)

More examples

他一进门就察觉到气氛不对。tā yí jìn mén jiù chá jué dào qì fēn bú duì

As soon as he entered, he noticed that the atmosphere was off.

Core concept

The mind catches a small outside signal and recognizes a change, problem, or difference.

Common phrases

  • 察觉到变化chá jué dào biàn huà

    notice a change

  • 察觉到气氛chá jué dào qì fēn

    notice the atmosphere

  • 察觉到异常chá jué dào yì cháng

    notice an abnormality

Similar words

发现fā xiàn: Find or discover a fact, change, or problem and make it clear.
发觉fā jué: Become aware of a fact or change that had previously gone unnoticed.
觉察jué chá: Notice a fine detail, condition, or difference through close attention.
感觉gǎn jué: Sense something through a personal feeling or impression.

Definition in Chinese

通过观察外部线索或他人反应而发现或意识到异常、变化或微小差别。tōng guò guān chá wài bù xiàn suǒ huò tā rén fǎn yìng ér fā xiàn huò yì shí dào yì cháng biàn huà huò wēi xiǎo chā bié

Word origin

察 (chá, "inspect") + 觉 (jué, "become aware") combines careful attention with a moment of awareness.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, 察觉到 (chájué dào, "notice and realize") commonly introduces the change, problem, or difference that becomes clear to the observer.

Other meanings

  • detectverb
  • senseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 察觉力chá jué lìperceptivenessnoun

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