发觉

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fājué
verb HSK 5 #5,217

Meanings

  1. 1 to become aware
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to detect

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒ fājué tā zuìjìn bútài duìjìn.
I noticed something's off about him lately.
HSK 6
Tā tūrán fājué qiánbāo bújiàn le.
She suddenly realized her wallet was missing.
HSK 6
Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu fājué tiānqì biàn lěng le?
Have you noticed the weather's gotten colder?

Tips

usage
发觉 (to realize/notice something that was not obvious) vs 发现 (to discover, broader and more common). 发觉 implies gradual awareness or sensing something subtle.

Stroke Order

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