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觉得覺得 juéde — to think, to reckon (an opinion)

juéde (second tone, rising)jue2de5

Traditional: 覺得

to think, to reckon (an opinion)

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 2· Three-band, nine-level standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to think, to reckon (an opinion)

    Introduces an opinion, and is followed by a whole clause: 我觉得这本书很好. This is the verb for "I think that…", which 想 cannot express.

    verb

  2. to feel (physically)

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 觉覺
    jué (second tone, rising) jiào (fourth tone, falling)

    (jué) to feel, to sense; to become aware, to realise; (jiào) sleep, a spell of sleeping

    9 strokes⿳⺍冖见Radical 見

Example sentences

  • 我觉得这本书很好。我覺得這本書很好。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) juéde (second tone, rising) zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) hǎo. (third tone, dipping)···

    I think this book is very good.

  • 你觉得怎么样？你覺得怎麼樣？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) juéde (second tone, rising) zěnmeyàng? (third tone, dipping)···

    What do you think?

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我想这个电影很好。

    Correct我觉得这个电影很好。

    想 before a verb means "want to", and before a person "to miss". For an opinion about how something is, Chinese uses 觉得.

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