Subject + 觉得 + Opinion
Reach for this when you want to share what you think or feel about something — 'I feel this is good,' 'I think he's right.' 觉得 is the everyday verb for 'feel/think' in the sense of forming a personal judgment, and it's the default opinion-marker in casual Chinese. The thing you put after 觉得 is a full clause, not just an adjective. Neutral, friendly register — what you say in conversation, on the phone, in messages.
Structure
Subject + 觉得 + [CLAUSE expressing the opinion]
juéde
How to Think About It
觉得 takes a whole clause as its 'object' — not just one word. 我觉得好 sounds like a fragment; 我觉得这个很好 sounds complete. The clause inside doesn't need 是 unless you're declaring an identity. 觉得 is softer than 认为 ('hold the view that') — use 觉得 for personal feelings and informal opinions, 认为 when you want to sound more analytical or weighty.
Examples
我觉得这个电影很有意思。
Wǒ juéde zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒuyìsi.
I think this movie is really interesting.
你觉得他说得对吗？
Nǐ juéde tā shuō de duì ma?
Do you think what he said is right?
我觉得今天比昨天冷。
Wǒ juéde jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng.
I feel today is colder than yesterday.
Common Mistake
Learners follow 觉得 with a single adjective and no subject, producing fragment-feeling sentences. 觉得 needs a full clause behind it — 'this is good,' not just 'good.'
我觉得好。
我觉得这个很好。
Don't Confuse With
认为
More formal, sounds analytical ('hold the view that'). Use in writing, debates, or expert opinions. 觉得 is what you say to a friend.
以为
Means 'I thought (mistakenly).' Used when reality turned out different from the expectation. 觉得 is a current, genuine opinion.
感觉
More physical/sensory ('I feel cold, I feel tired'). 觉得 leans more toward mental judgment, though there's overlap.
Practice
Fill in: 我____得这个问题很难。
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觉
Fill in: 你觉____这家店好吗？
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得
Arrange: 觉得 / 我 / 这本书 / 有意思 / 很
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我觉得这本书很有意思。
Translate to Chinese: I think his idea is great.
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我觉得他的想法很好。
Write a sentence with 觉得 about your opinion of a city, food, or movie.
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我觉得北京的冬天太冷了。
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 2 Fluentide episodes: