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倍感 (bèi gǎn) — to feel even more; to be deeply (of an emotion)

Definition

倍感 (bèi gǎn) means to feel something even more or especially deeply — it's a formal written phrase, not used in casual speech. The 倍 emphasizes intensification of the feeling.

verb
to feel even moreto be deeply (of an emotion)

Examples

  • ，倍感。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, wǒ bèi gǎn róng xìng.
    Hearing this news, I feel deeply honored.
  • ，倍感。
    Lí jiā duō nián, jiàn dào lǎo péng you bèi gǎn qīn qiè.
    After being away from home for many years, seeing old friends feels especially warm.
  • 倍感。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì shī bài ràng wǒ bèi gǎn yā lì.
    Failing this exam made me feel even more pressure.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

倍bèidoubly
感gǎnfeel

倍 adds the sense of doubly to 感, so the word means to feel something even more strongly.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu倍bèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

倍 has 人 on the left and 咅 on the right; 人 points to a person, while 咅 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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Emotions & Feelings

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