🇬🇧🇨🇳 intuition - 直觉 : English Lesson

Meaning of "intuition" ("直觉"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Intuition is like a little voice or feeling inside you that helps you know something quickly, without anyone telling you and without needing to see all the facts. It’s when your brain and your feelings work together really fast, almost like a secret superpower, to warn you, guide you, or help you make a choice. You might not be able to explain how you know, you just suddenly ‘feel’ it.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandma’s intuition is so strong she knows I’m rolling my eyes even when she’s in another room.

My intuition says the “surprise casserole” is just leftovers wearing a costume.

My intuition said the math test would be hard, and my grade said, “Correct!”

I followed my intuition and brought extra toilet paper—best decision of the camping trip.

I trusted my intuition and didn’t sniff my brother’s socks; that’s why I’m still alive today.

She crossed the market when her intuition pulled her back. Her intuition hummed like a small bell; another intuition nudged her to look at the alley. There, a dog waited under a crate, eyes hungry. Her intuition told her to buy food. She bought food, fed the dog, and left smiling, trusting that quiet intuition.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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