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察觉

chá jué · cha jue

Traditional 察覺

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to sense
  2. to perceive
  3. to become aware of
  4. to detect
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In a conversation

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What changed in the office?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有没有(yǒuméiyǒu)察觉(chájué)，今天(jīntiān)办公室(bàngōngshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)不一样(bùyīyàng)？

    Did you notice that the office is a bit different today?

  2. Dengdeng

    没(méi)察觉(chájué)，哪里(nǎlǐ)不一样(bùyīyàng)？

    I didn't notice. What is different?

  3. Liangliang

    再(zài)看看(kànkan)，我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)换(huàn)了(le)几样(jǐyàng)东西(dōngxi)。

    Look again. I changed a few things today.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)察觉(chájué)到(dào)了(le)，你(nǐ)换(huàn)了(le)一盆(yīpén)花(huā)！

    I noticed! You changed the flowers!

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)还(hái)剪(jiǎn)了(le)头发(tóufa)，你(nǐ)也(yě)没(méi)察觉(chájué)。

    Right! But I also got a haircut, and you didn't notice that either.

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)察觉(chájué)到(dào)花(huā)。

    Sorry, I only noticed the flowers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)他(tā)的(de)上(shàng)司(si)察(chá)觉(jué)他(tā)的(de)谎(huǎng)言(yán)，麻(má)烦(fan)来(lái)了(le)。

The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maple · English by TRANG · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

变(biàn)化(huà)太(tài)小(xiǎo)，察(chá)觉(jué)不(bu)出(chū)来(lái)。

The change is too small to be observed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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