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感情gǎn qíngemotion; sentiment

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感情 (gǎn qíng) means "emotion" or "sentiment," and also "affection" or the feelings between two people. 感情很好 says two people are close, and 有感情 says someone feels attached to a particular person or place. 唱得很有感情 means singing with real feeling.

What does 感情 mean?

  1. 1.

    emotion; sentimentnoun

  2. 2.

    affection; feelings between two personsnoun

What do the characters in 感情 mean?

  • 感feeling
  • 情(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion

How do you use 感情?

感情 often pairs with 好 or 深 to describe a relationship, and 对 + someone + 有感情 shows attachment.

Patterns

  • 对 + Noun + 有感情

    她对这个学校有感情。

    Tā duì zhège xuéxiào yǒu gǎnqíng.

    She feels attached to this school.

What are some examples of 感情 in a sentence?

  1. 他们俩感情很好。

    Tāmen liǎ gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.

    The two of them are very close.

  2. 他唱歌很有感情。

    Tā chànggē hěn yǒu gǎnqíng.

    He sings with a lot of feeling.

  3. 我对这个城市有感情。

    Wǒ duì zhège chéngshì yǒu gǎnqíng.

    I feel attached to this city.

How is 感情 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你和你哥哥感情好吗?

    Nǐ hé nǐ gēge gǎnqíng hǎo ma?

    Are you and your older brother close?

  2. Speaker B:

    很好,我们每个星期都打电话。

    Hěn hǎo, wǒmen měi ge xīngqī dōu dǎ diànhuà.

    Very close. We call each other every week.

  3. Speaker A:

    他现在住在哪儿?

    Tā xiànzài zhù zài nǎr?

    Where does he live now?

  4. Speaker B:

    他住在北京,下个月来看我。

    Tā zhù zài Běijīng, xià ge yuè lái kàn wǒ.

    He lives in Beijing, and he is coming to see me next month.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.