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noun #977

Meanings

  1. 1 sense of; feeling of (suffix)
  2. 2 -ness (forms abstract feeling nouns)

Examples

Tā yǒu hěn qiáng de zérèngǎn.
He has a very strong sense of responsibility.
Zhè shǒu gē gěi rén yī zhǒng xìngfúgǎn.
This song gives people a sense of happiness.
Ānquángǎn duì háizi de chéngzhǎng hěn zhòngyào.
A sense of security is very important for children's growth.

Tips

usage
As a suffix, turns nouns into 'sense of X': 责任感 (sense of responsibility), 幸福 (sense of happiness), 安全感 (sense of security), 成就感 (sense of achievement), 紧迫 (sense of urgency).
grammar
The X pattern is very productive in formal and written Chinese. Common structure: /没有 + X (have/lack a sense of X). Unlike (measurable degree), focuses on subjective emotional perception.

Stroke Order

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