Feelings & emotions

Words to say how you feel.

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Word list: Feelings & emotions

Words to say how you feel. Below you'll find all 243 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.

Chinese	Traditional	Pinyin	English	HSK
爱	愛	ài	love	HSK 1
高兴	高興	gāoxìng	happy	HSK 1
喜欢	喜歡	xǐhuan	to like	HSK 1
快乐	快樂	kuàilè	happy	HSK 2
累		lèi	tired	HSK 2
忙		máng	busy	HSK 2
笑		xiào	to laugh	HSK 2
担心	擔心	dānxīn	to worry	HSK 3
放心		fàngxīn	relax	HSK 3
感兴趣	感興趣	gǎn xìngqù	be interested in	HSK 3
关心	關心	guānxīn	concerned about/with	HSK 3
害怕		hàipà	afraid of	HSK 3
哭		kū	cry	HSK 3
满意	滿意	mǎnyì	satisfied	HSK 3
难过	難過	nánguò	be grieved	HSK 3
生气	生氣	shēngqì	angry	HSK 3
着急	著急	zháojí	to worry	HSK 3
爱情	愛情	àiqíng	love	HSK 4
吃惊	吃驚	chī jīng	be startled	HSK 4
得意		déyì	proud of oneself	HSK 4
烦恼	煩惱	fánnǎo	worried	HSK 4
放松		fàngsōng	relax	HSK 4
感动	感動	gǎndòng	be moved	HSK 4
感情		gǎnqíng	feeling	HSK 4
害羞		hài xiū	blush	HSK 4
后悔	後悔	hòuhuǐ	to regret	HSK 4
激动	激動	jīdòng	excite	HSK 4
紧张	緊張	jǐnzhāng	nervous	HSK 4
开心	開心	kāixīn	feel happy	HSK 4
可怜	可憐	kělián	pitiful	HSK 4
可惜		kěxī	it's a pity	HSK 4
恐怕		kǒngpà	be afraid	HSK 4
浪漫		làngmàn	romantic	HSK 4
冷静	冷靜	lěngjìng	calm	HSK 4
轻松	輕松	qīngsōng	relaxed	HSK 4
伤心	傷心	shāngxīn	sad	HSK 4
失望		shīwàng	disappointed	HSK 4
受不了		shòu bu liǎo	cannot endure	HSK 4
讨厌	討厭	tǎoyàn	to hate	HSK 4
同情		tóngqíng	compassion	HSK 4
无聊	無聊	wúliáo	nonsense	HSK 4
羡慕	羨慕	xiànmù	to envy	HSK 4
心情		xīnqíng	mood	HSK 4
信心		xìnxīn	confidence	HSK 4
兴奋	興奮	xīngfèn	excitement； be excited	HSK 4
幸福		xìngfú	happy	HSK 4
压力	壓力	yālì	pressure	HSK 4
愉快		yúkuài	happy	HSK 4
爱心	愛心	àixīn	compassion	HSK 5
表情		biǎoqíng	expression	HSK 5
不安		bù'ān	uneasy	HSK 5
不耐烦	不耐煩	búnàifán	impatience	HSK 5
惭愧	慚愧	cánkuì	ashamed	HSK 5
操心		cāo xīn	worry about	HSK 5
刺激		cìjī	exciting	HSK 5
倒霉	倒黴	dǎoméi	have bad luck	HSK 5
发愁	發愁	fā chóu	worry about sth.	HSK 5
感激		gǎnjī	appreciate	HSK 5
感受		gǎnshòu	feel	HSK 5
鼓舞		gǔwǔ	inspire	HSK 5
恨		hèn	to hate	HSK 5
糊涂	糊塗	hútu	confused	HSK 5
怀念	懷念	huáiniàn	cherish the memory of	HSK 5
慌张	慌張	huāngzhāng	flustered	HSK 5
灰心		huī xīn	lose heart	HSK 5
寂寞		jìmò	lonely	HSK 5
精神		jīngshen	vigor	HSK 5
恋爱	戀愛	liàn'ài	romantic love	HSK 5
流泪	流淚	liúlèi	shed tears	HSK 5
满足	滿足	mǎnzú	satisfy	HSK 5
梦想	夢想	mèngxiǎng	dream of	HSK 5
盼望		pànwàng	to hope for	HSK 5
佩服		pèifu	admire	HSK 5
平静	平靜	píngjìng	calm	HSK 5
期待		qīdài	look forward to	HSK 5
气氛	氣氛	qìfēn	atmosphere	HSK 5
亲爱	親愛	qīn'ài	beloved	HSK 5
情绪	情緒	qíngxù	emotion	HSK 5
热爱	熱愛	rè'ài	love ardently	HSK 5
热烈	熱烈	rèliè	warm	HSK 5
忍不住		rěn bu zhù	cannot help but	HSK 5
舍不得		shěbude	hate to part with	HSK 5
疼爱	疼愛	téng ài	love dearly	HSK 5
痛苦		tòngkǔ	pain	HSK 5
痛快		tòngkuai	joyful	HSK 5
微笑		wēixiào	smile	HSK 5
委屈		wěiqu	feel wronged	HSK 5
吻		wěn	kiss	HSK 5
无奈	無奈	wúnài	can't help but	HSK 5
无所谓	無所謂	wúsuǒwèi	doesn't matter	HSK 5
吓	嚇	xià	frighten	HSK 5
享受		xiǎngshòu	enjoy	HSK 5
想念		xiǎngniàn	to miss	HSK 5
幸运	幸運	xìngyùn	luck	HSK 5
遗憾	遺憾	yíhàn	regret	HSK 5
意外		yìwài	unexpected	HSK 5
拥抱	擁抱	yōngbào	embrace	HSK 5
勇气	勇氣	yǒngqì	courage	HSK 5
犹豫	猶豫	yóuyù	hesitate	HSK 5
愿望	願望	yuànwàng	desire	HSK 5
运气	運氣	yùnqi	luck	HSK 5
在乎		zàihu	care about	HSK 5
珍惜		zhēnxī	to treasure	HSK 5
自豪		zìháo	pride	HSK 5
爱不释手	愛不釋手	àibúshìshǒu	love something too much to part with it	HSK 6
爱戴	愛戴	àidài	love and respect	HSK 6
安宁	安甯	ānníng	peaceful	HSK 6
巴不得		bābùdé	eagerly look forward to	HSK 6
饱经沧桑	飽經滄桑	bǎojīngcāngsāng	experienced many changes	HSK 6
报仇	報仇	bàochóu	retaliate	HSK 6
报复	報複	bàofu	retaliate	HSK 6
抱负	抱負	bàofù	aspiration	HSK 6
悲哀		bēi'āi	grieved	HSK 6
悲惨	悲慘	bēicǎn	miserable	HSK 6
鄙视	鄙視	bǐshì	despise	HSK 6
别扭	別扭	bièniu	awkward	HSK 6
不屑一顾	不屑一顧	búxièyígù	not worth seeing	HSK 6
诧异	詫異	chàyì	flabbergasted	HSK 6
沉闷	沈悶	chénmèn	oppressive	HSK 6
称心如意	稱心如意	chènxīnrúyì	find sth. satisfactory	HSK 6
崇拜		chóngbài	worship	HSK 6
崇敬		chóngjìng	revere	HSK 6
敌视	敵視	díshì	be hostile	HSK 6
惦记	惦記	diànjì	to remember with concern	HSK 6
丢人	丟人	diū rén	lose face	HSK 6
恶心	惡心	ěxin	disgusting	HSK 6
恩怨		ēnyuàn	grievance	HSK 6
发呆	發呆	fādāi	stare blankly	HSK 6
反感		fǎngǎn	dislike	HSK 6
愤怒	憤怒	fènnù	angry	HSK 6
尴尬		gāngà	awkward	HSK 6
感慨		gǎnkǎi	lament	HSK 6
高涨	高漲	gāozhǎng	upsurge	HSK 6
共鸣	共鳴	gòngmíng	physical resonance	HSK 6
孤独	孤獨	gūdú	lonely	HSK 6
辜负	辜負	gūfù	let down	HSK 6
顾虑	顧慮	gùlǜ	misgivings	HSK 6
关怀	關懷	guānhuái	care	HSK 6
关照	關照	guānzhào	concern	HSK 6
光荣	光榮	guāngróng	glory	HSK 6
过瘾	過瘾	guòyǐn	satisfy a craving	HSK 6
恨不得		hèn bu de	cannot bear not	HSK 6
后顾之忧	後顧之憂	hòugùzhīyōu	fears of trouble in the rear	HSK 6
欢乐	歡樂	huānlè	gaiety	HSK 6
悔恨		huǐhèn	remorse	HSK 6
激发	激發	jīfā	to arouse	HSK 6
激励	激勵	jīlì	urge	HSK 6
激情		jīqíng	passion	HSK 6
急切		jíqiè	eager	HSK 6
嫉妒		jídù	to be jealous	HSK 6
寄托		jìtuō	entrust somebody someone's care	HSK 6
焦急		jiāojí	anxiety	HSK 6
津津有味		jīnjīn yǒu wèi	with gusto	HSK 6
惊动	驚動	jīngdòng	alarm	HSK 6
惊奇	驚奇	jīngqí	amaze	HSK 6
惊讶	驚訝	jīngyà	surprised	HSK 6
拘束		jūshù	restrict	HSK 6
沮丧	沮喪	jǔsàng	dejected	HSK 6
绝望	絕望	jué wàng	desperation	HSK 6
可恶	可惡	kěwù	hateful	HSK 6
渴望		kěwàng	wishful	HSK 6
空虚	空虛	kōngxū	hollow	HSK 6
恐怖		kǒngbù	afraid	HSK 6
恐惧	恐懼	kǒngjù	fear	HSK 6
哭泣		kūqì	weep	HSK 6
苦尽甘来	苦盡甘來	kǔjìngānlái	sweetness comes after bitterness	HSK 6
快活		kuàihuo	happy	HSK 6
狼狈	狼狽	lángbèi	in a difficult position or situation	HSK 6
乐趣	樂趣	lèqù	delight	HSK 6
乐意	樂意	lèyì	be happy/willing do something	HSK 6
愣		lèng	dumbfounded	HSK 6
留恋	留戀	liúliàn	be reluctant to leave	HSK 6
茫然		mángrán	unseeing	HSK 6
美满	美滿	měimǎn	happy	HSK 6
迷惑		míhuò	to puzzle	HSK 6
藐视	藐視	miǎoshì	treat with contempt	HSK 6
蔑视	蔑視	mièshì	despise	HSK 6
莫名其妙		mòmíngqímiào	odd	HSK 6
纳闷儿	納悶兒	nà mènr	feel puzzled	HSK 6
难堪	難堪	nánkān	hard to take	HSK 6
恼火	惱火	nǎohuǒ	get angry	HSK 6
迫不及待		pòbùjídài	be too impatient to wait	HSK 6
凄凉	淒涼	qīliáng	desolate	HSK 6
期望		qīwàng	hope	HSK 6
岂有此理	豈有此理	qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ	outrageous	HSK 6
钦佩	欽佩	qīnpèi	admire	HSK 6
亲密	親密	qīnmì	intimate	HSK 6
亲热	親熱	qīnrè	intimate	HSK 6
趣味		qùwèi	fun	HSK 6
饶恕	饒恕	ráoshù	forgive	HSK 6
热泪盈眶	熱淚盈眶	rè lèi yíng kuàng	eyes brimming with tears	HSK 6
荣幸	榮幸	róngxìng	honored	HSK 6
荣誉	榮譽	róngyù	honor	HSK 6
伤脑筋	傷腦筋	shāng nǎojīn	troublesome	HSK 6
深情厚谊	深情厚誼	shēnqínghòuyì	profound friendship	HSK 6
盛情		shèngqíng	great kindness	HSK 6
受罪		shòuzuì	endure hardships	HSK 6
舒畅	舒暢	shūchàng	happy	HSK 6
疏远	疏遠	shūyuǎn	drift apart	HSK 6
思念		sīniàn	think of	HSK 6
叹气	歎氣	tàn qì	to sigh	HSK 6
陶醉		táozuì	be intoxicated	HSK 6
体谅	體諒	tǐliàng	empathize	HSK 6
惋惜		wǎnxī	feel sorry for a person	HSK 6
为难	爲難	wéinán	make things difficult for someone	HSK 6
畏惧	畏懼	wèijù	to fear	HSK 6
无动于衷	無動于衷	wúdòngyúzhōng	aloof	HSK 6
无精打采	無精打采	wújīngdǎcǎi	listless	HSK 6
无能为力	無能爲力	wú néng wéi lì	incapable of action	HSK 6
无忧无虑	無憂無慮	wúyōuwúlǜ	carefree and without worries	HSK 6
喜闻乐见	喜聞樂見	xǐwénlèjiàn	a delight to see	HSK 6
喜悦	喜悅	xǐyuè	happy	HSK 6
嫌		xián	to dislike	HSK 6
向往		xiàngwǎng	yearn for	HSK 6
泄气	泄氣	xièqì	despair	HSK 6
心甘情愿	心甘情願	xīngānqíngyuàn	totally willing	HSK 6
心灵	心靈	xīnlíng	heart	HSK 6
心态	心態	xīntài	pyschology	HSK 6
心疼		xīnténg	love dearly	HSK 6
欣慰		xīnwèi	be gratified	HSK 6
信赖	信賴	xìnlài	trust	HSK 6
信念		xìnniàn	faith	HSK 6
兴高采烈	興高采烈	xìng gāo cǎi liè	in high spirits	HSK 6
兴致勃勃	興致勃勃	xìngzhìbóbó	in high spirits	HSK 6
胸怀	胸懷	xiōnghuái	think about	HSK 6
羞耻	羞恥	xiūchǐ	shame	HSK 6
压抑	壓抑	yāyì	constrain or repress one's emotions	HSK 6
眼神		yǎnshén	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes	HSK 6
厌恶	厭惡	yànwù	loathe	HSK 6
疑惑		yíhuò	uncertainty	HSK 6
忧郁	憂郁	yōuyù	melancholy	HSK 6
欲望		yùwàng	desire	HSK 6
在意		zài yì	care about	HSK 6
着迷	著迷	zháomí	to be fascinated	HSK 6
折磨		zhémo	persecute	HSK 6
振奋	振奮	zhènfèn	stir oneself up	HSK 6
震撼		zhènhàn	to shake	HSK 6
震惊	震驚	zhènjīng	shock	HSK 6
挣扎	掙紮	zhēngzhá	to struggle	HSK 6
指望		zhǐwàng	hope for	HSK 6
衷心		zhōngxīn	heartfelt	HSK 6
追悼		zhuīdào	mourning	HSK 6
自卑		zìbēi	feel inferior	HSK 6

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