感激 gǎnjī to be grateful
to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
怎么记住“感激”: 感 feel + 激 excite = to be grateful.
汉字
用法
- To be deeply grateful / thankful: 感激不尽 (gǎnjī bújìn) endlessly grateful, 万分感激 (deeply thankful).
- Warmer and stronger than 感谢 (gǎnxiè, to thank); 感激 is the heartfelt inner gratitude.
- 感谢 is what you say; 感激 is what you feel.
例句
- 我很感激。 Wǒ hěn gǎnjī.I'm grateful for that.
- 我们真的感激他们的努力。 Wǒmen zhēnde gǎnjī tāmen de nǔlì.We really appreciate their effort.
- 我打心底里感激你。 Wǒ dǎ xīndǐ lǐ gǎnjī nǐ.I thank you from the bottom of my heart.