How to Express Your Feelings and Emotions in Chinese

kùn

困

sleepy

wǒ kùn le.

我困了。

I'm sleepy.

wǒ kùn sǐ le.

我困死了。

I'm extremely sleepy.

è

饿

hungry

wǒ è le.

我饿了。

I'm hungry.

wǒ è sǐ le.

我饿死了。

I'm extremely hungry.

bǎo

饱

full

wǒ bǎo le.

我饱了。

I'm full.

wǒ bǎo sǐ le.

我饱死了。

I'm extremely full.

wǒ kě le.

我渴了。

I'm thirsty.

wǒ kě sǐ le.

我渴死了。

I'm extremely thirsty.

lèi

累

tired

wǒ lèi le.

我累了。

I'm tired.

wǒ lèi sǐ le.

我累死了。

I'm extremely tired.

lěng

冷

cold

wǒ jué de hěn lěng.

我觉得很冷。

I feel really cold.

rè

热

hot

wǒ jué de tài rè le.

我觉得太热了。

I feel really hot.

gāo xìng

高兴

happy / glad

wǒ hěn gāo xìng rèn shì nǐ.

我很高兴认识你。

I'm glad to meet you.

kāi xīn

开心

happy / glad

wǒ hěn kāi xīn nǐ néng lái.

我很开心你能来。

I'm happy that you were able to come.

xìng fú

幸福

happy / blessed

hé tā zài yī qǐ，tā jué de hěn xìng fú.

和他在一起，她觉得很幸福。

She feels blessed when she is with him.

huān lè

欢乐

joyful

tīng dào zhè shǒu gē，tā jué de hěn huān lè.

听到这首歌，他觉得很欢乐。

He feels joyful when he listens to this song.

gǎn jī

感激

to be grateful

wǒ hěn gǎn jī shēn biān de yī qiè.

我很感激身边的一切。

I am grateful for everything that I have.

xìng fèn

兴奋

excited

shōu dào bà ba de lǐ wù，tā gǎn dào xìng fèn jí le.

收到爸爸的礼物，他感到兴奋极了。

He was very excited when he received the gift from his father.

jīng xǐ

惊喜

surprised

chī dào dì di zuò de shòu sī，tā gǎn dào fēi cháng jīng xǐ.

吃到弟弟做的寿司，他感到非常惊喜。

When he ate the sushi his younger brother had made, he was very surprised.

chī jīng

吃惊 

shocked

kàn dào zhè tiáo duǎn xìn, wǒ gǎn dào hěn chī jīng.

看到这条短信，我感到很吃惊。

I was shocked when I saw this text message.

pà

怕

to be afraid of 

wǒ pà shé.

我怕蛇。

I am afraid of snakes.

hài pà

害怕

to be scared

wǒ hài pà.

我害怕。

I am scared.

kě pà

可怕

scary

zhè gè gù shì hěn kě pà.

这个故事很可怕。

The story is scary.

kǒng jù

恐惧

to dread

wǒ kǒng jù tiào sǎn.

我恐惧跳伞。

I dread skydiving.

kǒng bù

恐怖

terrifying

zhè bù diàn yǐng tài kǒng bù le.

这部电影太恐怖了。

This movie is really terrifying.

hài xiū

害羞

 shy

kàn dào le zì jǐ de xīn shàng rén，tā hěn hài xiū.

看到了自己的心上人，她很害羞。

She felt shy when she saw her sweetheart.

jǐn zhāng

紧张

nervous

měi cì pāi shì pín shí，wǒ dōu jué de hěn jǐn zhāng.

每次拍视频时，我都觉得很紧张。

I feel very nervous every time I shoot a video.

zháo jí

着急

worried

xiǎo gǒu bù jiàn le，tā shí fēn zháo jí.

小狗不见了，她十分着急。

The little dog was missing. She was very worried.

dān xīn

担心

to worry about

tā hěn dān xīn mā ma de bìng.

她很担心妈妈的病。

She is worried about her mother's illness.

jiāo lǜ

焦虑

anxious

tā bèi kāi chú le, tā fēi cháng jiāo lǜ.

他被开除了，他非常焦虑。

After he was fired, he got really anxious.

jīng huāng

惊慌

panicky

tā kàn dào de shàng de xuè，tā hěn jīng huāng.

他看到地上的血，他很惊慌。

He felt panicky when he saw the blood on the floor.

kùn huò

困惑 

confused

dào dǐ shéi shuō de shì zhēn de ne？tā jué de hěn kùn huò.

到底谁说的是真的呢？他觉得很困惑。

Who is actually telling the truth? He feels so confused.

nán guò

难过

to feel sad

tā piàn le wǒ，wǒ hěn nán guò.

他骗了我，我很难过。

I felt so sad that he lied to me.

bēi shāng

悲伤

sorrowful / mournful

zì cóng yé yé zǒu le yǐ hòu，nǎi nǎi gǎn dào fēi cháng bēi shāng.

自从爷爷走了以后，奶奶感到非常悲伤。

Grandma has felt sorrowful since grandpa passed away.

xīn suān

心酸

to feel sad

tā de zāo yù，ràng wǒ hěn xīn suān.

他的遭遇，让我很心酸。

I feel sad about what happened to him.

jǔ sàng

沮丧

dispirited / depressed

shū le bǐ sài，tā jué de hěn jǔ sàng.

输了比赛，他觉得很沮丧。

He felt very dispirited after losing the game.

jué wàng

绝望

despair / desperate

fēn shǒu yǐ hòu，tā xiàn rù le jué wàng.

分手以后，他陷入了绝望。

After the break-up, he fell into despair.

ài

爱

love

tā ài kàn diàn yǐng.

他爱看电影。

He loves to watch movies.

xǐ ài

喜爱

favorite

tā shì wǒ zuì xǐ ài de yī gè zuò jiā.

他是我最喜爱的一个作家。

He is one of my favorite writers.

rè ài 

热爱

to love ardently

tā rè ài yáo gǔn yuè.

他热爱摇滚乐。

He loves rock music ardently.

xiàn mù

羡慕

to admire 

wǒ hěn xiàn mù tā de gōng zuò.

我很羡慕他的工作。

I really admire his work.

chóng bài

崇拜

to admire / adore

tā hěn chóng bài tā de bà ba.

他很崇拜他的爸爸。

He really admires his father.

kě wàng

渴望

eager

wǒ kě wàng zhǎo dào yī gè lǐ xiǎng de jiā.

我渴望找到一个理想的家。

I'm eager to find a dream house.

zì háo

自豪

proud

yíng de guān jūn shí，tā gǎn dào shí fēn zì háo.

赢得冠军时，他感到十分自豪。

He felt very proud when he won the championship.

jí dù

嫉妒

to be jealous / to envy

tā jí dù tā de péng you shēng zhí le.

她嫉妒她的朋友升职了。

She is jealous of her friend's promotion.

yǎn hóng

眼红

green-eyed

tā kàn dào péng you de xīn chē jiù yǎn hóng.

他看到朋友的新车就眼红。

He was green-eyed when he saw his friend's new car.

tǎo yàn

讨厌

dislike 

tā fēi cháng tǎo yàn tiào wǔ.

他非常讨厌跳舞。

He really dislikes dancing.

hèn

恨

hate

tā hèn tā de lǎo bǎn.

他恨他的老板。

He hates his boss.

ě xīn

恶心

to feel sick / disgust

nǐ ràng wǒ ě xīn.

你让我恶心。

You make me sick.

fǎn gǎn

反感

detestable / disgusting

tā de xíng wéi ràng rén fǎn gǎn.

她的行为让人反感。

Her behavior is detestable.

xián qì

嫌弃

to avoid sb (out of dislike)

tā xián qì tā de gē ge.

他嫌弃他的哥哥。

He avoided his older brother (out of dislike).

yàn fán

厌烦

be sick of sth

tā hěn yàn fán tài tài měi tiān de láo dāo.

他很厌烦太太每天的唠叨。

He is sick of his wife's daily nagging.

shēng qì 

生气

angry

tā de tài dù zhēn ràng rén shēng qì.

他的态度真让人生气。

His attitude makes me really angry.

fèn nù

愤怒

indignant 

kàn dào hēi fěn de liú yán，tā gǎn dào hěn fèn nù.

看到黑粉的留言，他感到很愤怒。

He felt really indignant when he saw the haters' messages.

fèn hèn

愤恨 

to resent 

tā fèn hèn chī yú chì de rén.

她愤恨吃鱼翅的人。

She resents people who eat shark fins.

kuáng nù

狂怒

furious

měi cì kàn dào xū jiǎ de xīn wén，tā dōu gǎn dào hěn kuáng nù.

每次看到虚假的新闻，他都感到很狂怒。

He feels really furious every time he sees fake news.

mǎn yì

满意

satisfied

wǒ hěn mǎn yì wǒ xiàn zài de shēng huó.

我很满意我现在的生活。

I am very satisfied with my current life.

shū fu

舒服

comfortable

wǒ jué de hěn shū fu.

我觉得很舒服。

I feel very comfortable.

fàng sōng

放松

Relaxed

míng xiǎng ràng wǒ hěn fàng sōng.

冥想让我很放松。

Meditation makes me very relaxed.

wú yōu wú lǜ

无忧无虑

Carefree & without worries

jiā rén de ài ràng wǒ gǎn dào wú yōu wú lǜ.

家人的爱让我感到无忧无虑。

The love of my family makes me feel carefree.

zì xìn

自信

Confident

tā hěn zì xìn de zǒu shàng wǔ tái.

他很自信地走上舞台。

He walked confidently onto the stage.

pèi fú

佩服

to admire

wǒ hěn pèi fú tā de yǒng qì.

我很佩服他的勇气。

I really admire his courage.

jìng pèi

敬佩

respect and admire

wǒ hěn jìng pèi tā de yì zhì lì.

我很敬佩他的意志力。

I respect and admire his willpower.

xī wàng

希望

hopeful / hope

tā xī wàng wǔ shí suì qián tuì xiū.

他希望五十岁前退休。

He hopes to retire before the age of fifty.

hòu huǐ

后悔

to regret

tā hòu huǐ shuō huǎng le.

她后悔说谎了。

She regretted that she lied.

yí hàn

遗憾

to feel sorry that

méi yǒu kàn dào yé ye zuì hòu de yī miàn，tā gǎn dào fēi cháng yí hàn.

没有看到爷爷最后的一面，他感到非常遗憾。

He felt very sorry that he didn't see his grandpa at his final moments.

gū dú

孤独

lonely

yé ye qù shì hòu，nǎi nai gǎn dào hěn gū dú.

爷爷去世后，奶奶感到很孤独。

Grandma has been feeling lonely since grandpa passed away.

gǎn dòng

感动

to move or touch

tā de yǎn jiǎng gǎn dòng le wǒ.

他的演讲感动了我。

His speech moved me.

xiǎng niàn

想念 

to miss

tā zài xiǎng niàn tā de jiā rén.

他在想念他的家人。

He is missing his family.

nèi jiù

内疚

guilty

tā wèi zì jǐ de cuò gǎn dào hěn nèi jiù.

他为自己的错感到很内疚。

He felt guilty for his fault.

cán kuì

惭愧

ashamed

lǎo bǎn hěn cán kuì zì jǐ shuō huǎng le.

老板很惭愧自己说谎了。

The boss is ashamed that he lied.

yā yì

压抑

depressed

měi tiān jiā bān ràng tā gǎn dào hěn yā yì.

每天加班让他感到很压抑。

Working overtime every day makes him feel depressed.

shī wàng

失望

disappointed

tā de biǎo yǎn ràng dà jiā hěn shī wàng.

他的表演让大家很失望。

His performance made everyone feel disappointed.

qī dài 

期待

to look forward to

wǒ hěn qī dài xià zhōu de lǚ chéng.

我很期待下周的旅程。

I look forward to our trip next week. 

wú liáo

无聊 

bored / boring

wǒ jué de zhè bù diàn shì jié mù hěn wú liáo.

我觉得这部电视节目很无聊。

I think this TV show is boring.

bù shū fu

不舒服

uncomfortable

wǒ jué de bù shū fu.

我觉得不舒服。

I feel uncomfortable.

gān gà

尴尬

embarrassed

tā men de wèn tí ràng tā gǎn dào hěn gān gà.

他们的问题让他感到很尴尬。

Their questions made him feel embarrassed.

xiǎng jiā

想家

homesick

wǒ hěn xiǎng jiā.

我很想家。

I am feeling homesick.

bù què dìng

不确定

uncertain

wǒ duì zì jǐ de wèi lái bù què dìng.

我对自己的未来不确定。

I feel uncertain about my future.