感觉gǎn juéto feel; to perceive
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.
to feel; to perceiveverb
- 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?
How is 感觉 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你今天怎么样?
Nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng?
How are you today?
- Speaker B:
我感觉很好。
Wǒ gǎnjué hěn hǎo.
I feel very good.
- Speaker A:
你冷吗?
Nǐ lěng ma?
Are you cold?
- Speaker B:
我感觉有点儿冷。
Wǒ gǎnjué yǒudiǎnr lěng.
I feel a little cold.
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- 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...HSK 1
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- 好hǎogood; appropriate; properHSK 1
- 感受gǎn shòuto senseHSK 4
- 感谢gǎn xièto thankHSK 4
- 感情gǎn qíngemotion; sentimentHSK 4
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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.