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Intuition in Chinese: 直觉 (zhí jué)

zhí jué

intuition

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 直覺1 example sentence

Definitions

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直
觉

Zhuyin

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ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

直觉

Simplified

直覺

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我的直觉告诉我他在说谎。

    wǒ de zhí jué gào sù wǒ tā zài shuō huǎng。

    My intuition tells me he is lying.

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Related words

直

zhí

straight

觉

jué

to feel

睡觉

shuì jiào

to go to bed

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

感觉

gǎn jué

feeling

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

自觉

zì jué

conscious

直播

zhí bō

(TV, radio) to broadcast live

直到

zhí dào

until

发觉

fā jué

to become aware

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