Chinese word

感激

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn jī

Meaning

  • verbbe grateful

Example

我很感激你的帮助。wǒ hěn gǎn jī nǐ de bāng zhù

I am very grateful for your help.

Illustration for 感激 (be grateful)

More examples

他听到大家的支持后，显得格外感激。tā tīng dào dà jiā de zhī chí hòu xiǎn de gé wài gǎn jī

After hearing everyone's support, he seemed especially grateful.

Core concept

A strong inner response to kindness that joins thankfulness with emotional impact.

Common phrases

  • 由衷地感激yóu zhōng dì gǎn jī

    be sincerely grateful

  • 深表感激shēn biǎo gǎn jī

    express deep gratitude

Similar words

感谢gǎn xiè: Say or show thanks for help, kindness, or a favor.
感动gǎn dòng: Be strongly moved by a touching experience, with feelings sometimes visible in tears.
感恩gǎn ēn: Continue to feel grateful for kindness or benefits received.

Definition in Chinese

对别人的帮助、善意或某件事在心中生出由衷的感激或被感动的情感。duì bié rén de bāng zhù shàn yì huò mǒu jiàn shì zài xīn zhōng shēng chū yóu zhōng de gǎn jī huò bèi gǎn dòng de qíng gǎn

Word origin

感 (gǎn, "feel") joined with 激 (jī, "stir strongly") gives the word the sense of gratitude stirred deeply by another person's kindness.

Usage tips

  • 感激 (gǎnjī, "be grateful") usually marks sincere appreciation for meaningful help, whereas routine thanks in daily exchanges more often uses 谢谢 (xièxie, "thanks").

Other meanings

  • be movedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 感激涕零gǎn jī tì língbe moved to tearsidiom

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