感觉 gǎn jué
“feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive”
noun, verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 感覺
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
感觉 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1229: 感觉 gǎnjué — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名、动). PDF page 110
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 感觉
感觉 means 'to feel' or 'a feeling/impression'. As a verb it is followed directly by an adjective or a whole clause, as in 我感觉很累 or 我感觉他不高兴. As a noun it names a feeling or impression, often in the pattern 给我…的感觉.
例句Example sentences
- 我今天感觉有点累，想早一点回家。wǒ jīn tiān gǎn jué yǒu diǎn lèi, xiǎng zǎo yì diǎn huí jiā.I feel a bit tired today and want to go home a little earlier.
- 我感觉他是一个很认真的人。wǒ gǎn jué tā shì yí gè hěn rèn zhēn de rén.I feel that he is a very serious person.
- 这个房间给我一种很舒服的感觉。zhè ge fáng jiān gěi wǒ yì zhǒng hěn shū fu de gǎn jué.This room gives me a very comfortable feeling.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我有感觉他今天不太高兴。
✓我感觉他今天不太高兴。
感觉 is already a verb here, so it takes the clause directly; 有 is only needed when 感觉 is used as a noun.
易混词Easily confused
感觉vs觉得
觉得 is the everyday verb for opinions ('think, feel'), while 感觉 stresses a physical sensation or intuition; both can take a clause, but 感觉 is also a noun ('a feeling'), which 觉得 is not.