HSK 3.0 Level 3 · Thinking

感到 gǎndào “to feel” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 感到 means

  1. to feel
  2. to sense
  3. to perceive

How to say 感到

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale感gǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale到dào4th tone, falling

感到 in a sentence

  1. 我有时会感到伤心。

    Wǒ yǒushí huì gǎndào shāngxīn.

    I sometimes feel sad.

    Sentence #9409453 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我在这里感到不舒服。

    Wǒ zài zhèlǐ gǎndào bù shūfu.

    I don’t feel comfortable here.

    Sentence #872465 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我对我的工作感到满意。

    Wǒ duì wǒ de gōngzuò gǎndào mǎnyì.

    I’m happy with my job.

    Sentence #917910 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 感到 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 感 (gǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
感gǎnto feel
  • 咸all · xián
  • 心heart · xīn

Memory aidHeart 心 with 咸 (xián) for the sound: to feel.

The character 到 (dào) with each of its parts in a different colour
到dàoto reach; to arrive
  • 至arrive · zhìMeaning part
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoSound part

至 hints at the meaning (arrive); 刂 (dāo) hints at the sound. Compare it with dào.

Memory aidArrive 至 gives the meaning; the knife 刂 (刀 dāo) gives the sound: to arrive.

How to write 感到

感 13 strokes · 到 8 strokes

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感到 (gǎndào) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 感到 (gǎndào). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 感到

Words with 感

感冒gǎnmào · catch cold感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in感gǎn · (suffix) sense of …感觉gǎnjué · feeling感谢gǎnxiè · (express) thanks感动gǎndòng · to be moved感情gǎnqíng · emotion感受gǎnshòu · to feel感想gǎnxiǎng · impressions感激gǎnjī · to be grateful

Words with 到

到dào · to迟到chídào · arrive late遇到yùdào · to meet想到xiǎngdào · to think of见到jiàndào · to see做到zuòdào · to accomplish直到zhídào · until得到dédào · to get收到shōudào · to receive受到shòudào · to receive (praise

More words: Thinking & Feeling

想到xiǎngdào · to think of怕pà · to fear记jì · to remember关注guānzhù · to pay close attention to心里xīnlǐ · in one’s heart认得rènde · to recognise心xīn · heart感gǎn · (suffix) sense of …

FAQs

感到 (gǎndào) means “to feel” or “to sense”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word.
Say it gǎndào: gǎn with a 3rd tone, then dào with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 感到 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gandao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 感到 from the suggestions. Typing gandao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
感到 is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 3 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.