感觉 gǎnjué to feel
to feel; become aware of; feeling
How to remember 感觉: 感 feel + 觉 feel = to feel.
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How it is used
- Both noun 'a feeling/sensation' and verb 'to feel': 我感觉很累 (wǒ gǎnjué hěn lèi) I feel tired; 一种奇怪的感觉 (yì zhǒng qíguài de gǎnjué) a strange feeling.
- 感觉 vs 觉得 (juéde): 觉得 leans toward opinion/think ('I feel that...'), 感觉 leans toward sensation/impression, though they overlap in speech.
- Colloquially 我感觉 often just means 'I get the impression / it seems to me'.
Example sentences
- 我感觉很好。 Wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.I feel fine.
- 我感觉得到它。 Wǒ gǎnjuédédào tā.I can feel it.
- 我突然有种奇怪的感觉。 Wǒ tūrán yǒu zhǒng qíguài de gǎnjué.I suddenly had a strange feeling.