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The word 直觉 (intuition) is formed conceptually by combining two ideas: 直 meaning "straight" or "direct", and 觉 meaning "sense" or "awareness". It represents the idea of knowledge or perception that is received immediately and directly, without the detour of conscious reasoning or analysis. The character 直 conveys the path of this perception, straight through, without obstruction, while 觉 provides the faculty of consciousness that receives it. Together, they create a single concept for that immediate, unmediated understanding or gut feeling.

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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