Emotions Terms

[fake_innocent]

Here is a list of some emotion terms that you might like to learn. It might come in useful when you're approached by someone asking "How are you feeling today?" or while it come across a Chinese movie you're watching.

悲伤 (bēi shāng)- sad / sorrowful

烦躁 (fán zào)- jittery / twitchy / fidgety

尴尬 (gān gà)- awkward / embarrassed

高兴 (gāo xìng)- happy / glad / willing (to do something) / in a cheerful mood

激动 (jī dòng)- to excite / to agitate / exciting

骄傲 (jiāo ào)- arrogant / conceited / full of oneself

叫喊 (jiào hǎn)- exclamation / outcry / shout / yell

紧张 (jǐn zhāng)- critical / tension / nervous / intense / strained / tense

惊恐 (jīng kǒng)- appall

惊讶 (jīng yà)- confound

哭 (kū)- to cry / to weep

快乐 (kuài lè)- happy / merry

困惑 (kùn huò)- bewilder / perplexity / confused

恼怒 (nǎo nù)- be irritated and angry

叹息 (tàn xī)- sigh

无聊 (wú liáo)- nonsense / bored

笑 (xiào)- laugh / smile

兴奋 (xīng fèn) - be excited

羞涩 (xiū sè)- shy / bashful

忧虑 (yōu lǜ)- to worry / feel anxiety (about something)

犹豫 (yóu yù)- hesitate

郁闷 (yù mèn)- gloomy / depressed

晕倒 (yūn dǎo)- to faint off

震惊 (zhèn jīng)- to shock / to astonish

自卑 (zì bēi)- feel inferior

自豪 (zì háo)- feel a sense of pride

自信 (zì xìn)- confidence

[kai_ibea]

mny thankx.. your posts are useful.. more power..

[VIERAN]

nice work! thanks for this fake_innocent i really appreciate it. i have them copied already.

[zhoubao]

wow i learned a lot of new terms. thanks

[cuteaznprincesss]

sweet! time to expand my limited chinese vocabulary!

[wuhanmatt]

again, very usefull. Not all these are normally taught, well done!

[acidblaze]

nice nice... more words

[qwerty123456]

thanks for posting these terms - am in the middle of learning mando but its so hard to grasp

[lucyness777]

ooohhhhh.. I took Mandarin classes back in college... I'm getting confused on the pronounciation. @_@ hehehe.

[osbert]

wow... this is cool!