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伤感 (shāng gǎn): Sentimental (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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伤感 consists of 2 characters.

to injure, to harm, to wound

to feel, to sense, to affect

How to Use 伤感 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 伤感 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith音乐

shāng伤

gǎn感

de的

yīn音

yuè乐

neutral

sentimental music

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

shāng伤

gǎn感

Verb + Objectwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

shāng伤

gǎn感

Measure Word + Nounwith丝

yī一

sī丝

shāng伤

gǎn感

Example Sentences with 伤感

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

ràng让

wǒ我

hěn很

shāng伤

neutral

very sentimental

neutral

feel sentimental/sad

formal

Written

a trace of sadness

gǎn感

。

This song makes me very sad.

zhè这

shǒu首

lǎo老

gē歌

ràng让

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

shāng伤

gǎn感

。

This old song makes me feel very sentimental.

tā他

fān翻

yuè阅

fàn泛

huáng黄

de的

xiàng相

cè册

shí时

，

yǎn眼

shén神

lǐ里

liú流

lù露

chū出

nán难

yǐ以

yǎn掩

shì饰

de的

shāng伤

gǎn感

。

When flipping through the yellowed photo album, an undeniable sentimentality was revealed in his eyes.

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zhè这

bù部

jì纪

lù录

piàn片

yǐ以

kè客

guān观

de的

shì视

jiǎo角

，

tàn探

tǎo讨

le了

shí时

dài代

biàn变

qiān迁

zhōng中

pǔ普

biàn遍

de的

shāng伤

gǎn感

qíng情

xù绪

。

This documentary, from an objective perspective, explores the prevalent sentimental mood amidst the changes of the era.

kàn看

dào到

qiū秋

tiān天

de的

luò落

yè叶

，

tā她

gǎn

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

，

zhè这

zhǒng种

huái

jìn尽

guǎn管

jié结

jú局

bìng并

bù不

yuán圆

mǎn满

，

dàn

lí离

bié别

zǒng总

shì是

dài带

zhe着

shāng伤

gǎn感

，

nà那

xuán旋

lǜ律

jì既

yōu优

měi美

yòu又

shāng伤

gǎn感

感

dào到

yī一

sī丝

shāng伤

gǎn感

。

Seeing the autumn leaves fall, she felt a touch of sadness.

怀

jiù旧

de的

fēn氛

wéi围

fǎn反

ér而

jiā加

zhòng重

le了

nǐ你

de的

shāng伤

gǎn感

ma吗

？

Don't you think this nostalgic atmosphere actually intensifies your sentimentality?

但

tā他

de的

xù叙

shù述

zhōng中

bìng并

wèi未

bāo包

hán含

sī丝

háo毫

de的

shāng伤

gǎn感

。

Although the ending was not perfect, his narration contained not a trace of sentimentality.

dàn

但

huí回

yì忆

huì会

wēn温

nuǎn暖

rén人

xīn心

。

Partings always bring sadness, but memories can warm the heart.

，

fǎng仿

fú佛

zài在

sù诉

shuō说

zhe着

yí一

gè个

yáo遥

yuǎn远

ér而

yōu忧

shāng伤

de的

gù故

shì事

。

The melody was both beautiful and sentimental, as if telling a distant and sorrowful story.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 伤感.

Words with 伤

伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
伤亡shāng wáng
伤势shāng shì
伤口shāng kǒu
伤员shāng yuán
伤害shāng hài
伤残shāng cán
伤痕shāng hén

Words with 感

感冒gǎn màoHSK 3
感兴趣gǎn xìng qùHSK 3
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
感情gǎn qíngHSK 4
感觉gǎn juéHSK 4
感谢gǎn xièHSK 4
动感dòng gǎn
反感fǎn gǎn