情感 qínggǎn feeling
feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)
How to remember 情感: 情 feeling + 感 feel = feeling.
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How it is used
- Emotion/feeling, especially the deeper affective bond - 情感丰富 (qínggǎn fēngfù) emotionally rich; 情感问题 matters of the heart.
- More weighty and lasting than 情绪 (qíngxù, a passing mood): 情感 is love, attachment, sentiment; 情绪 is today's temper. 感情 (gǎnqíng) is a near-synonym leaning toward relationship feelings.
- Common in 情感表达 (emotional expression), 情感生活 (love life).
Example sentences
- 我对昨天晚上发生的事情感到非常的抱歉。 Wǒ duì zuótiānwǎnshàng fāshēng de shìqíng gǎndào fēicháng de bàoqiàn.I'm really sorry about what happened last night.