<p>just  remember "觉得" means  "to feel" , not "to think" in the dictionary you use</p>

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ho lu
<p>As you learned from dictionaries, 想 and 覺得 have meanings that are not overlapped. </p>

<p>When it comes to the overlapped meaning 'think', the different between 想 and 覺得 are as below:</p>

<p>"我[想]机会不是很大" - "I [think] the chance is not great" (thinking mainly base on imagination/ <strong>judgment</strong>; mostly a prediction) </p>

<p>"我[覺得]机会不是很大" - "I [think] the chance is not great" (thinking mainly base on <strong>feeling</strong>; mostly a hint/ feeling)</p>

<p>Both '想' and  '覺得' describe 'expressing opinion' , but with different base. If you what  to emphasize the opinion is base on judgment after some consideration, you should use '想'; If you what  to emphasize the opinion is base on a hint or some feeling, you should use '覺得'</p>

<p>More example:</p>

<p>我(想)德國隊會赢 - in your judgment, team Germany will win (<em>base on the past record and the skill level gap between the two teams</em>)</p>

<p>我(覺得)德國隊會赢 - you personally feel Germany will win (<em>just a hint, because they seem like a winner</em>) </p>

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Thanks a lot @tang-ho for the explanations. Now it is much more clear.
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Tang Ho
<p>I have hard time making clear distinction between 覺得 and 想.</p>

<p>According to the dictionary:.<br>
- 想：to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth).<br>
- 覺得：to think / to feel.  </p>

<p>What confuses me is the meaning of "to think".  It is often overused to express many things: personal opinion, judgement, feelings...   </p>

<p>Note:.<br>
I understand  the use of 想 to express missing something or someone, ex: 我很想媽媽。</p>

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see long lists of dictionary examples for either, e.g. in bkrs, 想 and 觉得 are not considered synonyms, bkrs: **想** ：syn。相关: 念, 怀念, 思, 思念, 思量, 想念, 感念, 感怀, 朝思暮想, 眷念, 眷恋, 纪念 **觉得** ：syn.同义①: 感到, 感觉 同义②: 认为, 以为
相关: 认为, 以为, 道, 看, 当, **认为**  and **觉得** are close in meaning, see discussion of these on the web
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What is the difference between 覺得 and 想？
# What is the difference between 覺得 and 想？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-16)

I have hard time making clear distinction between 覺得 and 想.

According to the dictionary:.  
- 想：to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish / to want / to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth).  
- 覺得：to think / to feel.

What confuses me is the meaning of "to think". It is often overused to express many things: personal opinion, judgement, feelings...

Note:.  
I understand the use of 想 to express missing something or someone, ex: 我很想媽媽。

**Tags:** meaning, vocabulary

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: see long lists of dictionary examples for either, e.g. in bkrs, 想 and 觉得 are not considered synonyms, bkrs: **想** ：syn。相关: 念, 怀念, 思, 思念, 思量, 想念, 感念, 感怀, 朝思暮想, 眷念, 眷恋, 纪念 **觉得** ：syn.同义①: 感到, 感觉 同义②: 认为, 以为 相关: 认为, 以为, 道, 看, 当, **认为**  and **觉得** are close in meaning, see discussion of these on the web  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-11-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

As you learned from dictionaries, 想 and 覺得 have meanings that are not overlapped.

When it comes to the overlapped meaning 'think', the different between 想 and 覺得 are as below:

"我[想]机会不是很大" - "I [think] the chance is not great" (thinking mainly base on imagination/ **judgment**; mostly a prediction)

"我[覺得]机会不是很大" - "I [think] the chance is not great" (thinking mainly base on **feeling**; mostly a hint/ feeling)

Both '想' and '覺得' describe 'expressing opinion' , but with different base. If you what to emphasize the opinion is base on judgment after some consideration, you should use '想'; If you what to emphasize the opinion is base on a hint or some feeling, you should use '覺得'

More example:

我(想)德國隊會赢 - in your judgment, team Germany will win (*base on the past record and the skill level gap between the two teams*)

我(覺得)德國隊會赢 - you personally feel Germany will win (*just a hint, because they seem like a winner*)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks a lot @username_3 for the explanations. Now it is much more clear.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-19. Score: -1

just remember "觉得" means "to feel" , not "to think" in the dictionary you use


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