直
觉

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直觉 is formed from the character 直, meaning "direct" or "straight", and 觉, meaning "perception" or "sense"; the combination literally conveys "direct perception", which equates to the concept of intuition.

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我的直觉常常很准。

Wǒ de zhíjué chángcháng hěn zhǔn.

My intuition is often quite accurate.

直觉告诉我这件事有点不对劲。

Zhíjué gàosù wǒ zhè jiàn shì yǒudiǎn bú duìjìn.

My intuition tells me something is not quite right about this.

有时候，直觉比理性分析更可靠。

Yǒu shíhou, zhíjué bǐ lǐxìng fēnxī gèng kěkào.

Sometimes, intuition is more reliable than rational analysis.

他的艺术直觉帮助他抓住了那个瞬间。

Tā de yìshù zhíjué bāngzhù tā zhuāzhùle nàgè shùnjiān.

His artistic intuition helped him capture that moment.

我们不能完全依赖直觉，但也无法彻底否定它的价值。

Wǒmen bùnéng wánquán yīlài zhíjué, dàn yě wúfǎ chèdǐ fǒudìng tā de jiàzhí.

We cannot rely entirely on intuition, but neither can we completely deny its value.

Word Definition - 直觉

zhí jué intuition

Individual Character Details

直 zhí, zhí
觉 jiào, jué