Chinese word

感情

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn qíng

Meaning

  • nounfeeling

Example

控制感情很难。kòng zhì gǎn qíng hěn nán

Controlling feelings is difficult.

Illustration for 感情 (feeling)

More examples

她很少在别人面前表达感情。tā hén shǎo zài bié rén miàn qián biǎo dá gǎn qíng

She rarely expresses her feelings in front of others.

Core concept

An inward response that connects an outside event or personal experience with the joy, anger, or other state it awakens.

Common phrases

  • 表达感情biǎo dá gǎn qíng

    express feelings

  • 控制感情kòng zhì gǎn qíng

    control feelings

  • 隐藏感情yǐn cáng gǎn qíng

    hide feelings

Similar words

感觉gǎn jué: A sensation or impression directly noticed by the body or mind.
心情xīn qíng: A person's feelings and mood at a certain moment.
情绪qíng xù: A person's changing mood or emotional state over a short period.
情感qíng gǎn: A deep emotional response or feeling that arises within a person.

Definition in Chinese

指人内心对外界事物或内在经验产生的喜怒哀乐等心理状态与倾向。zhǐ rén nèi xīn duì wài jiè shì wù huò nèi zài jīng yàn chǎn shēng de xǐ nù āi lè děng xīn lǐ zhuàng tài yǔ qīng xiàng

Word origin

The compound joins 感 (gǎn, "feel") with 情 (qíng, "inner state"), linking something that moves the mind with the state produced inside it.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this noun often follows verbs for managing, showing, or affecting inner responses, so its position after such verbs is useful for recognizing everyday sentence patterns.

Other meanings

  • emotionnoun

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