Chinese word

感受

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn shòu

Meaning

  • verbfeel

Example

我感受到了你的关心。wǒ gǎn shòu dào le nǐ de guān xīn

I felt your concern.

Illustration for 感受 (feel)

More examples

在教室里我感受到了浓厚的学习气氛。zài jiào shì lǐ wǒ gǎn shòu dào le nóng hòu de xué xí qì fēn

In the classroom, I felt a strong learning atmosphere.

Core concept

The mind receives something from outside and forms a personal feeling or impression from it.

Common phrases

  • 感受到gǎn shòu dào

    feel

  • 感受气氛gǎn shòu qì fēn

    feel the atmosphere

  • 感受变化gǎn shòu biàn huà

    feel changes

Similar words

感觉gǎn jué: To sense something in the body or mind as a feeling or impression.
觉得jué de: To feel that something is a certain way and express a personal view.
感到gǎn dào: To sense and recognize a condition or change within oneself.

Definition in Chinese

个体用心去接受外界信息或情感，并由此产生主观印象或情绪的过程或行为。gè tǐ yòng xīn qù jiē shòu wài jiè xìn xī huò qíng gǎn bìng yóu cǐ chǎn shēng zhǔ guān yìn xiàng huò qíng xù de guò chéng huò xíng wéi

Word origin

感 (gǎn, "feel or be affected") + 受 (shòu, "receive or undergo") combines the idea of being affected with receiving an experience.

Usage tips

  • This verb often suits experiences that come from a person, place, or event, while English feel can also refer to touch or a quick opinion without this focus on a received experience.

Other meanings

  • sensationnoun
  • impressionnoun

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