Feelings & Emotions in Chinese 情绪和感受

Feelings words are how a conversation gets past small talk, and Chinese has a tidy system for them: most are two-syllable adjectives you use with 很 (很高兴, 很累), and several pairs differ only in intensity — 难过 is sad, 伤心 is heartbroken. This list covers the moods, the physical feelings like hungry and tired, and the verbs of liking, missing and hoping.

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• 高兴gāo xìng
  happy; glad; pleased
  汤姆不会高兴。

  Tom's not going to be happy.
• 开心kāi xīn
  happy; in a good mood
  汤姆拿我开心。

  Tom made fun of me.
• 快乐kuài lè
  happy; joyful
  祝你生日快乐。

  Happy birthday to you!
• 难过nán guò
  sad; upset; feel sorry
  我知道你难过。

  I know you're upset.
• 伤心shāng xīn
  sad; heartbroken
  她看上去很伤心。

  She looked sad.
• 生气shēng qì
  to get angry; angry
  汤姆相当生气。

  Tom is really angry.
• 着急zháo jí
  anxious; worried; impatient
  飞机上的人都很着急。

  Everybody on board was worried.
• 担心dān xīn
  to worry; worried
  你不必为她担心。

  You do not need to be worrying about her.
• 害怕hài pà
  to be afraid; scared
  不要害怕付出。

  Don't be afraid to invest time and energy.
• 紧张jǐn zhāng
  nervous; tense
  慢慢来！别紧张。

  Take it easy! Don't be so nervous.
• 兴奋xīng fèn
  excited; thrilling
  我们都为这消息感到兴奋。

  We were all excited by the news.
• 满意mǎn yì
  satisfied; pleased
  我希望人们满意。

  I hope people are satisfied.
• 失望shī wàng
  disappointed
  他拒绝参加我们的聚会，令人非常失望。

  His refusal to come to our party was most disappointing.
• 无聊wú liáo
  bored; boring; dull
  呆在家里很无聊。

  It's boring to stay at home.
• 累lèi
  tired; weary
  我们当时很累。

  At the time, we were very tired.
• 饿è
  hungry
  我肚子饿极了。

  I am terribly hungry.
• 渴kě
  thirsty
  我现在不特别渴。

  I'm not particularly thirsty right now.
• 舒服shū fu
  comfortable; to feel well
  我感觉很舒服。

  I felt comfortable.
• 不舒服bù shū fu
  unwell; uncomfortable
  我感觉不舒服。

  I don't feel well.
• 喜欢xǐ huan
  to like
  汤姆喜欢松鼠。

  Tom likes squirrels.
• 爱ài
  to love; love
  我爱韩国料理。

  I love Korean food.
• 讨厌tǎo yàn
  to dislike; annoying; hate
  我实在讨厌让我等着。

  I really hate being kept waiting.
• 后悔hòu huǐ
  to regret (a past choice)
  他后悔犯了这样的错误。

  He regretted having made such a mistake.
• 想xiǎng
  to want; to think; to miss
  我想学习法语。

  I want to learn French.
• 想念xiǎng niàn
  to miss (someone or something)
  我那么想念她。

  I miss her so much.
• 希望xī wàng
  to hope; to wish; hope
  绿色代表希望。

  Green stands for hope.
• 觉得jué de
  to think; to feel (an opinion)
  我觉得很孤独。

  I feel lonely.
• 感觉gǎn jué
  to feel; feeling; sense
  我感觉不舒服。

  I don't feel well.
• 笑xiào
  to laugh; to smile
  五十步笑百步。

  The pot calls the kettle black.
• 放松fàng sōng
  to relax; to loosen up
  有些人即使在家也不能很好地放松。

  Some people can’t even relax when they are at home.
• 平静píng jìng
  calm; peaceful; tranquil
  岛上的生活是多么平静啊！

  How calm life on the island is!
• 好奇hào qí
  curious
  好奇会吃苦头的。

  Curiosity killed the cat.
• 惊讶jīng yà
  surprised; astonished
  不要这么惊讶！

  Don't act so surprised!
• 自豪zì háo
  proud (of something done well)
  他为自己的作品感到自豪。

  He was very proud of his work.
• 热情rè qíng
  enthusiastic; warm (person)
  热情具有传染性。

  Enthusiasm is contagious.
• 骄傲jiāo ào
  pride; arrogant; conceited
  我们并没有什么东西值得骄傲。

  We have nothing to be proud of.
• 感动gǎn dòng
  touched; moved (emotionally)
  观众深受感动。

  The audience was deeply affected.
• 满足mǎn zú
  content; satisfied with what one has
  你会发现难以满足她。

  You'll find it difficult to meet her requirements.
• 哭kū
  to cry; to weep
  婴儿开始哭了。

  The baby started to cry.
• 心情xīn qíng
  mood; state of mind
  今天心情不好。

  I'm feeling down today.