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title: "Chajue Meaning: 察觉 (chájué) Means “to detect”"
description: "察觉 (traditional 察覺, chájué) means “to detect; to notice; to become aware of”. Hear its tones, see what 察 and 觉 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chajue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 察觉 mean?

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察觉 chájué

## to detect; to notice; to become aware of

## Its characters

1. 察 chá to examine
2. 觉 jué to realize

## In a sentence

他没有察觉到我的变化。 He didn't notice the change in me.

悟空只顾在屋顶上刮风助火，竟没有**察觉**。

From [火烧观音院 · Fire at Guanyin Temple](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/fire-at-guanyin-temple-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-13#library-word-921-923)

[More about 察觉](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AF%9F%E8%A7%89)

## More words with 察 or 觉

- [不知不觉 bùzhī-bùjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhibujue)
- [感觉 gǎnjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganjue)
- [观察 guānchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancha)
- [警察 jǐngchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingcha)
- [觉得 juéde](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juede)
- [觉醒 juéxǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juexing)
- [考察 kǎochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaocha)
- [视觉 shìjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shijue)
- [睡觉 shuìjiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuijiao)
- [自觉 zìjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zijue)

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