Definition
感性 (gǎnxìng) has two senses: 'emotional/sentimental' (a person guided by feelings, opposite of 理性 'rationality') and 'perceptual, based on sensory experience'. It differs from 敏感 (mǐngǎn, 'sensitive to stimuli') which refers to reactivity, and from 伤感 (shānggǎn, 'sentimental, sad-nostalgic') which carries a melancholy tone.
adjective
emotionalsentimentalperceptualbased on sensory experience
Examples
- ，感性。Zài yìshù chuàngzuò zhōng, gǎn xìng bǐ lǐxìng gèng néng dǎdòng rénxīn.In artistic creation, sensibility touches people more deeply than rationality.
- 感性，。Tā shì ge hěn gǎn xìng de rén, kàn xiǎoshuō jīngcháng kū.She is a very emotional person, often crying while reading novels.
- 感性，。Zuò juédìng shí bù néng zhǐ kào gǎn xìng, yě yào kǎolǜ shíjì qíngkuàng.When making decisions, you can't rely only on emotion; you also have to consider the actual situation.
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