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Talking about your emotions<\/strong> (\u60c5\u7eea q\u00edng x\u00f9) is an important and tricky part of learning a language. Some words translate well between languages, while others don’t at all. There are tons of English words for describing emotions that simply can’t be translated into Chinese, and it’s the same the other way around. In this post, I’ll give a beginner-friendly lesson about expressing your emotions in Chinese.<\/p>\n

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Image by Gino Crescoli<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Chinese Vocabulary for Emotions<\/h2>\n

To help you out a little, here are 25 common Chinese words for expressing emotions\/feelings that translate into English and can be used all the time:<\/p>\n

happy
\nexcited
\nsad
\nangry
\nhungry
\nthirsty
\nhot
\ncold
\nbored
\ntired
\nsleepy
\nfurious
\nworried
\njealous
\nnervous
\nlooking forward to
\nembarrassed
\ndisappointed
\nconfused
\nsurprised
\ndepressed
\nafraid
\nbusy
\ncomfortable
\nsick\/ill<\/div>
\u9ad8\u5174
\n\u5174\u594b
\n\u4f24\u5fc3
\n\u751f\u6c14
\n\u997f
\n\u6e34
\n\u70ed
\n\u51b7
\n\u65e0\u804a
\n\u7d2f
\n\u56f0
\n\u6c14\u6124
\n\u5fe7\u8651
\n\u5ac9\u5992
\n\u7d27\u5f20
\n\u671f\u5f85
\n\u5c34\u5c2c
\n\u5931\u671b
\n\u56f0\u60d1
\n\u60ca\u5947
\n\u90c1\u95f7
\n\u5bb3\u6015
\n\u5fd9
\n\u8212\u670d
\n\u751f\u75c5<\/div>
g\u0101o x\u00ecng
\nx\u012bng f\u00e8n
\nsh\u0101ng x\u012bn
\nsh\u0113ng q\u00ec
\n\u00e8
\nk\u011b
\nr\u00e8
\nl\u011bng
\nw\u00fa li\u00e1o
\nl\u00e8i
\nk\u00f9n
\nq\u00ec f\u00e8n
\ny\u014du l\u01dc
\nj\u00ed d\u00f9
\nj\u01d0n zh\u0101ng
\nq\u00ed d\u00e0i
\ng\u0101n g\u00e0
\nsh\u012b w\u00e0ng
\nk\u00f9n hu\u00f2
\nj\u012bng q\u00ed
\ny\u00f9 m\u00e8n
\nh\u00e0i p\u00e0
\nm\u00e1ng
\nsh\u016b f\u00fa
\nsh\u0113ng b\u00ecng<\/div>
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Image by teetasse<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

How to Express Emotions<\/h2>\n

Learning the words is great and all, but how do you use them? Here are some useful sentence structures that you can use:<\/p>\n

I’m a little…<\/h3>\n

To say “I’m a little…” plus your emotion\/feeling in Chinese, you say:<\/p>\n

\u6211\u6709\u4e00\u70b9… (w\u01d2 y\u01d2u y\u012b di\u01cen) + feeling\/emotion<\/h3>\n

In this sentence, the \u6709 (y\u01d2u) is optional – you don’t really need to use it. Use the words above and try to translate these three examples:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    \u6211\u4e00\u70b9\u751f\u6c14.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n

    \u6211\u6709\u4e00\u70b9\u54e6.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n

    \u6211\u4e00\u70b9\u51b7.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’m very…<\/h3>\n

    This is quite useful, as you’ll hear it all the time. It’s also super easy. Here’s how you say it in Chinese:<\/p>\n

    \u6211\u5f88… (w\u01d2 h\u011bn) + feeling\/emotion<\/h3>\n

    Again, translate these examples from Chinese to English using the words above:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. \n

      \u6211\u5f88\u9ad8\u5174.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n

      \u6211\u5f88\u70ed.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n

      \u6211\u5f88\u7d27\u5f20.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      I’m too\/so…<\/h3>\n

      Sometimes it’s just not enough to say “I’m very happy” – you need to express a slightly stronger emotion. This expression will help you do just that:<\/p>\n

      \u6211\u592a + feeling\/emotion + \u4e86 (w\u01d2 t\u00e0i… le)<\/h3>\n

      Translate three more examples and try to use this expression yourself:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. \n

        \u6211\u592a\u7d2f\u4e86!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
      2. \n

        \u6211\u592a\u5fd9\u4e86!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n

        \u6211\u592a\u5174\u594b\u4e86!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        As I mentioned in the beginning of the post, there are some words that just don’t translate between languages. Check out this interesting article<\/a> to learn a few Chinese words for feelings\/emotions that can’t really translate directly to English. For even more vocabulary, this article<\/a> gives 222 English emotions in Chinese. That should keep you busy!<\/p>\n