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感情

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn qíng

emotion; sentiment
affection; feelings between two persons

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感: gǎn · feel, perceive, emotion
情: qíng · feeling, sentiment, emotion

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3–2 · gan3 qing2

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gam2 cing4

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noun

(uncountable) feeling; emotion
(uncountable) affection
(countable, uncountable) relationship (often a romantic one) (Classifier: 段 m)

verb

(obsolete) to touch the feeling
(archaic) to feel grateful; to appreciate

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