Skip to content

感觉gǎn juéto feel; to perceive

HSK 4word

By Chinese Copilot · Last updated

感觉 (gǎn jué) means "to feel" or "to perceive," as in 我感觉很好 (I feel very good) and 我感觉有点儿冷 (I feel a little cold). It also means "feeling," "impression," or "sensation," as in 一种新的感觉 (a new feeling). This entry covers these two senses of the word 感觉.

What does 感觉 mean?

  1. 1.

    to feel; to perceiveverb

  2. 2.

    feeling; impression; sensationnoun

What do the characters in 感觉 mean?

  • 感to feel
  • 觉to feel

How do you use 感觉?

See it in 我感觉很好, 我感觉有点儿冷 and 一种新的感觉.

Patterns

  • 我感觉 + adjective

    我感觉很好。

    Wǒ gǎn jué hěn hǎo.

    I feel very good.

What are some examples of 感觉 in a sentence?

  1. 我感觉很好。

    Wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.

    I feel very good.

  2. 我感觉有点儿冷。

    Wǒ gǎnjué yǒudiǎnr lěng.

    I feel a little cold.

  3. 这是一种新的感觉。

    Zhè shì yì zhǒng xīn de gǎnjué.

    This is a new feeling.

How is 感觉 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你今天怎么样?

    Nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng?

    How are you today?

  2. Speaker B:

    我感觉很好。

    Wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.

    I feel very good.

  3. Speaker A:

    你冷吗?

    Nǐ lěng ma?

    Are you cold?

  4. Speaker B:

    我感觉有点儿冷。

    Wǒ gǎnjué yǒudiǎnr lěng.

    I feel a little cold.

Can you use 感觉 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___很好。 (I feel very good.)
  2. 2.What does 我感觉有点儿冷。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 感觉 mean in 一种新的感觉?

What should you learn next?

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.