察觉 (chá jué) — to sense, to perceive, to detect (become aware of through observation or intuition)
Definition
察觉 means to sense or notice something subtle — a feeling, a glance, a signal — that wasn't obvious. More about intuition and perception than 知道 (knowing a fact) or 发现 (actively finding/spotting).
verb
to senseto perceiveto detect (become aware of through observation or intuition)
Examples
- 察觉。Tā chá jué dào yǒu rén zài kàn tā.He sensed that someone was watching him.
- 察觉。Wǒ chá jué chū tā jīn tiān bú tài gāo xìng.I detected that she wasn't very happy today.
- 察觉。Kē xué jiā chá jué dào le yì zhǒng xīn de xìn hào.The scientists detected a new kind of signal.
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