觉得 meaning in English
to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
Meaning of 觉得
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to think that ...; to feel that ...
- to feel (uncomfortable etc)
How to use 觉得
觉得 is the most common everyday way to give an opinion or describe a feeling, and it sounds softer than 认为 (rènwéi). It is followed by a whole clause or an adjective. Example: 我觉得这个菜很好吃。(Wǒ juéde zhège cài hěn hǎochī.) I think this dish is delicious.
觉 (jué) means to sense or become aware, and 得 (de) means to get. When you 觉得 something, you get a feeling or opinion from what you sense.
Common mistake: Learners often read 觉 as jiào here because of 睡觉 (shuìjiào), but in 觉得 it is always jué. Also, 得 in 觉得 is a light neutral tone (de), not dé as in 得到 (dédào).
觉得 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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觉 jiào · a nap · 9 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 觉得.
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 感觉 | gǎnjué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 取得 | qǔdé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 得出 | déchū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
| 不得不 | bùdébù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but |
| 值得 | zhídé | worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 认得 | rènde | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look |
| 得分 | défēn | to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade |
Questions about 觉得
What does 觉得 mean?
觉得 (juéde) means "to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 觉得?
觉得 is made of 2 characters: 觉 (9 strokes), 得 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 觉得 an HSK word?
Yes. 觉得 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 觉得 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 觉得 is written 覺得.
What is the difference between 觉得 and 感觉?
觉得 is mainly a verb for giving opinions or feelings, like 我觉得冷 (wǒ juéde lěng), I feel cold. 感觉 (gǎnjué) can also be a verb, but it is often used as a noun meaning a feeling or impression, as in 这种感觉 (zhè zhǒng gǎnjué), this feeling.
How do I say I don't think so with 觉得?
Put 不 before 觉得: 我不觉得 (wǒ bù juéde), I don't think so. For a full sentence, you can say 我不觉得他很忙 (wǒ bù juéde tā hěn máng), I don't think he is very busy.