Chinese word

感到

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn dào

Meaning

  • verbfeel

Example

我感到有点累。wǒ gǎn dào yóu diǎn lèi

I feel a little tired.

Illustration for 感到 (feel)

More examples

他听到好消息，感到很高兴。tā tīng dào hǎo xiāo xī gǎn dào hěn gāo xìng

He heard the good news and felt very happy.

Core concept

A personal feeling or impression reaches conscious awareness and can be described in words.

Common phrases

  • 感到高兴gǎn dào gāo xìng

    feel happy

  • 感到累gǎn dào lèi

    feel tired

  • 感到难过gǎn dào nán guò

    feel sad

Similar words

觉得jué de: Having a personal feeling or opinion about how something is or seems.
感觉gǎn jué: Taking in a stimulus or change through the body or mind and forming an impression.

Definition in Chinese

在意识中觉察到某种身体感觉或情绪反应，用于陈述个人的主观体验。zài yì shí zhōng jué chá dào móu zhǒng shēn tǐ gǎn jué huò qíng xù fǎn yìng yòng yú chén shù gè rén de zhǔ guān tǐ yàn

Word origin

感 (gǎn, "to feel") + 到 (dào, "to arrive") presents a feeling or impression as reaching awareness.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this verb is most natural when what follows is a state or reaction, while direct contact with an object is usually expressed with another verb.

Other meanings

  • thinkverb
  • senseverb

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