Chinese word

感应

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn yìng

Meaning

  • verbdetect

Example

手机能感应到指纹就会解锁。shǒu jī néng gǎn yìng dào zhǐ wén jiù huì jié suǒ

The phone unlocks when it detects a fingerprint.

Illustration for 感应 (detect)

More examples

自动门在有人靠近时会感应并打开。zì dòng mén zài yǒu rén kào jìn shí huì gǎn yìng bìng dǎ kāi

The automatic door detects someone approaching and opens.

Core concept

A bridge between an outside change and the response it calls forth.

Common phrases

  • 感应到指纹gǎn yìng dào zhǐ wén

    detect fingerprints

  • 被感应到bèi gǎn yìng dào

    be detected

Similar words

感觉gǎn jué: Sense something through the body or the senses.
感到gǎn dào: Experience a certain feeling or condition.
感知gǎn zhī: Recognize that something exists or has changed through the senses or a device.

Definition in Chinese

对外界刺激、信号或他者的影响产生感知或反应，既可指物理检测也可指事物之间的相互呼应。duì wài jiè cì jī xìn hào huò tā zhě de yíng xiǎng chǎn shēng gǎn zhī huò fǎn yìng jì kě zhǐ wù lǐ jiǎn cè yě kě zhǐ shì wù zhī jiān de xiāng hù hū yìng

Word origin

The parts 感 (gǎn, "sense") and 应 (yìng, "respond") join the act of receiving an influence with the response that follows.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding subject is a useful clue: a phone or sensor points to physical detection, while people, events, or ideas can point to mutual response.

Other meanings

  • reactverb

Related words

  • 感应器gǎn yìng qìsensornoun

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