感受

• Pinyin: gǎn shòu
• Hanzi breakdown: 感 = 咸 (all, phonetic) + 心 (heart), meaning to feel; 受 = 爪 (claw) + 冖 + 又 (hand), meaning to receive

Meaning

Feeling; impression. Both the noun referring to one's emotional experience and the verb meaning to feel or experience.

As a noun, 感受 refers to personal feelings or impressions about an experience. As a verb, it means to feel or experience something deeply. More personal and experiential than 感觉, which can also mean physical sensation or opinion.

Examples

1. 请说说你对这部电影的感受。 Please share your feelings about this movie.
2. 来到这个城市，我感受到了人们的热情。 When I arrived in this city, I felt the warmth of the people.
3. 每个人的感受都不一样，我们要互相理解。 Everyone's feelings are different. We should understand each other.

Usage Guide

Context: conversation, writing, self-expression

Tone: reflective

Do Say

• 你能感受到春天的气息吗？(Can you feel the breath of spring?)
• 她的感受很重要，我们应该关心她。(Her feelings are important. We should care about her.)

Don't Say

• 我感受他在说谎。(Don't use 感受 for logical judgments — use 感觉 instead: 我感觉他在说谎)

Origin & History

Compound of 感 (to feel, to sense) and 受 (to receive, to bear). Together they mean to receive and process an emotional experience.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal