直 觉

zhíjué

“Intuition” in Chinese is 直觉 (zhíjué).

Meaning

intuition

Example

他凭直觉发现她在撒谎。

By intuition he knew she was lying.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhíHSK 28 strokesZhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God juéHSK 19 strokesa nap

More HSK 7-9 words

看重kànzhòngto regard as important; to valueHSK 7-9 终结zhōngjiéend; conclusionHSK 7-9 谋求móuqiúto seek; to strive forHSK 7-9 迟疑chíyíto hesitateHSK 7-9 社团shètuánassociationHSK 7-9 水晶shuǐjīngcrystalHSK 7-9 中旬zhōngxúnmiddle third of a monthHSK 7-9 好客hàokèhospitalityHSK 7-9 防盗fángdàoto guard against theftHSK 7-9 开天辟地kāitiān-pìdì(lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pan2 gu3] creation myth) (idiom)HSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 知觉 (zhījué, perception)