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觉得 (jué de) — to think that; to feel that

Definition

觉得 (jué de) is the everyday verb for stating a personal opinion or feeling — 'I think…' / 'I feel…'. 比 认为 (more formal/written) more casual; 比 感觉 less about physical sensations, more about opinions.

verb
to think thatto feel that

Examples

  • 觉得。
    Wǒ jué de zhè běn shū hěn hǎo.
    I think this book is good.
  • 觉得？
    Nǐ jué de jīn tiān rè ma?
    Do you think it's hot today?
  • 觉得。
    Wǒ jué de zhōng guó cài hěn hǎo chī.
    I think Chinese food is delicious.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

觉juéfeel
得désuffix

觉 'feel' gives 觉得 its sense, 'to feel or think that'; 得 adds no separate meaning.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覺; 觉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦥯
𦥯𦥯覺jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 覺 pairs 見, a part that means see, with 𦥯, a part that gives the sound; simplified 觉 is a later abbreviation.

Open 觉 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

Open 得 →
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