(gǎn shòu) - feeling, to feel, to experience in Mandarin

gǎnshòu

Traditional: 感受

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Translation

feeling, to feel, to experience

Word origin

A compound of 感 (gan, to feel or sense) and 受 (shou, to receive), together meaning what one takes in and feels, hence a feeling or to experience.

Origin: compound
Root: 感 (gan, to feel) + 受 (shou, to receive)

Stroke order

感

受

Examples

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Tell us how you feel.

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I can feel his pain.

深shēn。

This trip moved me deeply.

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Everyone feels differently.

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Experience nature with your heart.

感受 (gǎn shòu) means feeling, to feel, to experience. It works as both a noun for an inner feeling and a verb for sensing something.

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This word is part of lesson 22.