Chinese word dictionary

既视感

jì shì gǎn · déjà vu

Practice word

Word information

Simplified既视感

Traditional既視感

Pinyinjì shì gǎn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

既jì

already, since, then; both; de facto

视shì

to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

感gǎn

to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense

How to learn 既视感

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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电视diànshì

television; TV; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]

感兴趣gǎnxìngqù

to be interested

感到gǎndào

to feel; to sense; to perceive

感冒gǎnmào

to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand

电视剧diànshìjù

TV series; TV drama; CL:部[bu4]

感gǎn

to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~