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感性

gǎn xìng · gan xing

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. perception
  2. perceptual
  3. sensibility
  4. sensitive
  5. emotional
  6. sentimental
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Crying at ads

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)广告(guǎnggào)也(yě)能(néng)哭(kū)？

    You can cry at an ad?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)个(gè)感性(gǎnxìng)的(de)人(rén)，没办法(méibànfǎ)。

    I'm a sentimental person. I can't help it.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)比较(bǐjiào)理性(lǐxìng)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)哭(kū)。

    I'm more rational. I never cry.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)昨天(zuótiān)谁(shéi)看(kàn)小狗(xiǎogǒu)视频(shìpín)哭(kū)了(le)？

    Then who cried at the puppy video yesterday?

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)也(yě)是(shì)个(gè)感性(gǎnxìng)的(de)人(rén)。

    Fine, I'm a sentimental person too.

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01

她(tā)是(shì)个(gè)很(hěn)感(gǎn)性(xìng)的(de)人(rén)，看(kàn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)常(cháng)流(liú)泪(lèi)。

She is a very emotional person and often cries when watching movies.

02

做(zuò)决(jué)定(dìng)时(shí)不(bù)能(néng)太(tài)感(gǎn)性(xìng)，要(yào)理(lǐ)性(xìng)分(fēn)析(xī)。

When making decisions, you shouldn't be too emotional; you need to analyze rationally.

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