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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

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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

  1. Learn each word on its card: the characters, the pinyin and what it means.
  2. 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.
  3. At the end, take the quick quiz on the theme's words.

感觉 Gǎnjué Feelings

WordPinyinMeaningDon't say 别这么说
开心kāixīnhappy 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nánguòsad 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jǐnzhāngnervous 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

ChinesePinyinEnglishLevel
开心kāixīnhappyHSK 2
难过nánguòsadHSK 2
紧张jǐnzhāngnervousHSK 3

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