敏感

mǐngǎn

adjective HSK 5 #2,963

Meanings

1 sensitive; susceptible
2 touchy; delicate (of a topic)

Characters

quick; nimble; sensitive

Quick to feel — sensitive to stimuli or situations.

Examples

她的皮肤很敏感。

Tā de pífū hěn mǐngǎn.

Her skin is very sensitive.

这是一个敏感的话题。

Zhè shì yīge mǐngǎn dehuà tí.

This is a sensitive topic.

他对价格非常敏感。

Tā duìjià gé fēicháng mǐngǎn.

He is very sensitive to prices.

艺术家往往比较敏感。

Yìshùjiā wǎngwǎng bǐjiào mǐngǎn.

Artists tend to be quite sensitive.

Tips

usage

敏感 can be physical (皮肤敏感, sensitive skin; 过敏, allergy) or emotional/political (敏感话题, sensitive topic). 敏感词 (mǐngǎncí) = censored/sensitive words (in Chinese internet context).

Stroke Order

敏 mǐn

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