HSK 2 Chinese Vocabulary Lesson
3 Words for Feelings
感觉
Gǎnjué
2:36 min video · 9 sentences · 3 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
Hide the English to test yourself.
- 今天我很开心。Jīntiān wǒ hěn kāixīn.I am very happy today.
- 你为什么这么开心？Nǐ wèishénme zhème kāixīn?Why are you so happy?
- 他一点儿也不开心。Tā yìdiǎnr yě bù kāixīn.He is not happy at all.
- 她今天有点儿难过。Tā jīntiān yǒudiǎnr nánguò.She is a little sad today.
- 你别难过，我在这儿。Nǐ bié nánguò, wǒ zài zhèr.Don't be sad, I'm here.
- 我听到这个事很难过。Wǒ tīngdào zhège shì hěn nánguò.I felt sad to hear this news.
- 明天面试，我很紧张。Míngtiān miànshì, wǒ hěn jǐnzhāng.I have an interview tomorrow, I'm very nervous.
- 你紧张吗？Nǐ jǐnzhāng ma?Are you nervous?
- 别紧张，你准备得很好。Bié jǐnzhāng, nǐ zhǔnbèi de hěn hǎo.Don't be nervous, you prepared well.
About this lesson
Three useful words for feelings: 开心, 难过 and 紧张, each shown in a small moment of adult life with sentences to repeat.
How to practise
- Learn each word on its card: the characters, the pinyin and what it means.
- Repeat every example out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, then check the 别这么说 card: how not to use the word.
- At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.
感觉 Gǎnjué Feelings
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Don't say 别这么说 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy adjective, 很开心 | 认识你，我很开心。 ✗ · 认识你，我很高兴。 ✓ For meeting someone, 高兴 is the natural word; 开心 is more about joy. |
| 难过 | nánguò | sad adjective, 很难过 | 我头疼，很难过。 ✗ · 我头疼，很难受。 ✓ 难过 is emotional sadness; 难受 covers physical discomfort. |
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous adjective, 很紧张 | 我很紧张狗。 ✗ · 我很怕狗。 ✓ 紧张 is nerves before an event; 怕 means afraid of something. |
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 开心 | kāixīn | happy | HSK 2 |
| 难过 | nánguò | sad | HSK 2 |
| 紧张 | jǐnzhāng | nervous | HSK 3 |
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