Breakdown of tā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
她tā
she
觉得juéde
to feel
比bǐ
than
更gèng
even more
Questions & Answers about tā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
Why does the sentence start with 她觉得? How is 觉得 different from 想 or 认为?
觉得 means “to feel / to think” in the sense of personal opinion or impression.
- 她觉得... = “She feels / she thinks (in her personal view) that…”
- 她想... often means “she wants to…” or “she intends to…”, though it can sometimes mean “she thinks…”. It’s less clearly about an opinion here.
- 她认为... is more formal and logical, like “she considers / she is of the opinion that…”.
In a casual sentence about health habits, 觉得 is the most natural choice to express a personal view.
Where can 每天 go in the sentence? Is its position fixed?
In the sentence:
她觉得每天走楼梯上楼比坐电梯更健康。
每天 (every day) is placed before the verb phrase 走楼梯上楼, and that’s the most common and natural position.
You could also see:
- 她每天觉得走楼梯上楼比坐电梯更健康。
(Focuses a bit more on “every day she feels/thinks…”) - 她觉得走楼梯上楼每天比坐电梯更健康。
(Sounds awkward; 每天 doesn’t fit well here.)
The safest and most natural for talking about a daily action is:
- 她觉得每天走楼梯上楼…
or - 她每天走楼梯上楼，她觉得这比坐电梯更健康。 (split into two sentences)
Why do we need both 走 and 上楼? Aren’t they both verbs about moving?