fājué

发觉

HSK 5Word · VerbTraditional發覺

detect; become aware of; find out

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to become aware of; to detect; to find out

neutral

Often used for realizing something that was not obvious or was previously overlooked, typically through one's senses or sudden understanding. The object is usually a situation, fact, or change.

Huǒ火
pū扑
miè灭
le了
yǐ以
hòu后
 ,
tā他
cái才
fā发
jué觉
zì自
jǐ己
shòu受
le了
shāng伤
 。

Only after the fire was put out did he realize he was injured.

Wǒ我
zhí直
dào到
jīn今
tiān天
cái才
fā发
jué觉
tā他
yī一
zhí直
zài在
shuō说
huǎng谎
 。

I didn't realize he had been lying until today.

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Nǐ你
shì是
shén什
me么
shí时
hòu候
fā发
jué觉
qián钱
bāo包
bú不
jiàn见
le了
de的
 ?

When did you notice your wallet was missing?

Mǔ母
qīn亲
lì立
kè刻
fā发
jué觉
le了
hái孩
zi子
qíng情
xù绪
shàng上
de的
biàn变
huà化
 。

The mother immediately detected a change in the child's mood.

Jǐng警
chá察
méi没
yǒu有
fā发
jué觉
rèn任
hé何
kě可
yí疑
de的
jì迹
xiàng象
 。

The police did not detect any suspicious signs.