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Expressing sensitivity with 感 (gǎn)
Description & Modification
Structure
Subject + 感 + Complement
Explanation
The verb 感 (gǎn) relates to feeling or perception and commonly appears in compounds describing emotional or sensory responses. When used with 敏感 (mǐngǎn), it expresses sensitivity toward something. For example, 敏感的话题 means "a sensitive topic."
Examples
他对这个话题特别敏感。
Tā duì zhège huàtí tèbié mǐngǎn.
He is especially sensitive about this topic.
有些人对光线很敏感。
Yǒuxiē rén duì guāngxiàn hěn mǐngǎn.
Some people are very sensitive to light.
这是一个很敏感的问题，说话要小心。
Zhè shì yī gè hěn mǐngǎn de wèntí, shuōhuà yào xiǎoxīn.
This is a very sensitive issue; one must speak carefully.