What is the difference between 想 and 覺得 for "to think"?
I learned that 想 means "would like", and that 覺得 means "to feel". Then I learned that both of these can mean "to think"--is there any difference between them, or are they used pretty much interchangeably?
(And also, is 覺得 only used for "I feel that.....[opinion]", or can it also be used in a sentence like "I felt the soft blanket"?
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想 could mean:
a."think"
It's often put before a clause(most of the time it means an opinion or feeling).
ex. 我想(觉得)你是对的(I think you are right).
In this case "a", it could be the same meaning as "覺得".
b. "would like to/want to"
It's often put before a verb (do sth.)
ex. 我想喝茶(i would like/want to have some tea).
我想睡觉.(I would like/want to go to sleep)
"覺得" means "think". It often be used in "sb. thinks ....(clause)". It means the feeling/opinion by emotion or senses.It's often put before a clause(could be the same meaning as"想") or adj. but NOT a noun.
ex. 我觉得冷。(i feel cold.)
我觉得(想)他没事。 (i think he‘s fine.)
But you cannot say 我觉得柔软的毯子(I felt the soft blanket) since soft blanket(柔软的毯子) is a noun. The "felt" in "I felt the soft blanket" should be translate into "感觉到".
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Hi, glad to answer your question.
im not a teacher, but i think i could explain that in this way:
想 is some kind of active voice, such as i want to(would like to) anwser this quetion(我想回答这个问题).
but 觉得(覺得)is some kind of passive voice, it happens for some reason,such as i think you are a nice guy(我觉得你是一个好人),(because you acted like a good guy).
(And also, is 覺得 only used for "I feel that.....[opinion]", or can it also be used in a sentence like "I felt the soft blanket"?)
do you want to show me that you felt the blanket is soft? or you can sence it?
both are ok, but we dont usually use 觉得 when we sence something.
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想:it means that you think something or want to do something!
觉得:it means that you judge something is good or not!
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想 want to
觉得 feel
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想 is used under the condition that you want to or feel like to do someting.
觉得 is used when you want to talk about your own opinion or feeling.
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