情感

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 这首诗表达了真挚的情感。▶ —
   This poem expresses sincere emotion.
2. 他是一个情感丰富的人。▶ —
   He is an emotionally rich person.

Collocations

Mnemonic

情 qíng "feeling" + 感 gǎn "to sense": emotion, feeling. Contrast 感情: 情感 is emotion/affect itself (a bit abstract/literary), while 感情 also covers affection and bonds between people (more colloquial). Opposite of 理智 (reason).

Related

Quick check

1. What is a difference between 情感 and 感情?

   • 情感 = emotion itself (abstract); 感情 = also affection/bonds between people
   • opposites
   • 情感 = color; 感情 = taste
   • 感情 = a number