Definition

1. Noun:

   • Sensation: The conscious experience or perception resulting from stimulation of a sensory organ or from a state within the body (e.g., touch, temperature, pain, internal feeling).
   • Feeling: A general emotional state or a physical awareness.
   • Impression: A notion, belief, or intuitive idea about something, not necessarily based on concrete facts.
   • Sense: The faculty of perception or a particular awareness (e.g., a sense of beauty, a sense of danger).

2. Verb:

   • To feel / to have a sensation of: To experience a particular physical sensation or emotional state. This verbal usage is common in informal and descriptive language.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Tôi có cảm giác lạnh ở chân. (I have a sensation of cold in my feet.)
  • Cô ấy có cảm giác lo lắng kỳ lạ. (She had a strange feeling of anxiety.)
  • Tôi có cảm giác anh ấy không nói sự thật. (I have the impression he is not telling the truth.)
  • Người nghệ sĩ có cảm giác về cái đẹp rất tinh tế. (The artist has a very refined sense of beauty.)

• Verb:

  • Ăn xong, anh ấy cảm giác đắng ở miệng. (After eating, he felt a bitterness in his mouth.)
  • Tôi cảm giác như có ai đó đang theo dõi mình. (I feel like someone is watching me.)

Advanced Usage

• Sensory and Medical Contexts: Used in technical terms related to physiology and psychology.
  • dây thần kinh cảm giác (sensory nerve)
  • rối loạn cảm giác (sensory disorder)
• Philosophical Context: Refers to the basic stage of human cognition, as in "" (cognition through sensation).

Variants and Related Words

• Cảm nhận (v/n): To perceive, to sense; perception. Often implies a deeper, more reflective process than "".
  • Tôi cảm nhận được sự chân thành của anh ấy. (I perceive his sincerity.)
• Cảm thấy (v): To feel. A very common synonym for the verbal use of "", often used interchangeably.
  • Tôi cảm thấy mệt. (I feel tired.)
• Giác quan (n): Sense organ (e.g., sight, hearing).
  • năm giác quan (the five senses)

Synonyms

• Noun: Sensation, feeling, impression, sense, perception.
• Verb: To feel, to sense, to perceive.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Có cảm giác như...: To have a feeling that... / To feel as though...
  • Tôi có cảm giác như mình đã quên điều gì đó quan trọng. (I have a feeling I've forgotten something important.)
• Mất cảm giác: To lose sensation; to become numb.
  • Tay tôi mất cảm giác vì lạnh. (My hand lost sensation from the cold.)
• Cảm giác giác quan: Sensory feeling (a more formal term).
• Cảm giác nội tại: Internal feeling/subjective experience.

noun

1. Sensation, impression
   • có cảm giác lạnh ở chân
     to have a sensation of cold in one's feet
   • mới chín giờ tối mà tôi có cảm giác như đêm đã khuya
     it was only nine but I got the impression that it was late in the night

verb

1. To have a sensation of
   • ăn xong, cảm giác đắng ở miệng
     after eating, he had a sensation of bitterness in the mouth