Chinese word

各抒己见

Pronunciation

Pinyingè shū jǐ jiàn

讨论会里人人都各抒己见，很受益。tǎo lùn huì lǐ rén rén dōu gè shū jǐ jiàn hěn shòu yì

Everyone at the discussion expressed their own opinions and benefited greatly.

老师鼓励学生在课堂上大胆各抒己见。lǎo shī gǔ lì xué shēng zài kè táng shàng dà dǎn gè shū jǐ jiàn

The teacher encouraged the students to express their own opinions freely in class.

Many voices contribute separately to one exchange, so the group hears personal views rather than one fixed position.

每个人分别陈述自己的见解或感受，常用于描述讨论时的发言情形。měi gè rén fēn bié chén shù zì jǐ de jiàn jiě huò gǎn shòu cháng yòng yú miáo shù tǎo lùn shí de fā yán qíng xíng

各 (gè, "each") + 抒 (shū, "express") + 己 (jǐ, "oneself") + 见 (jiàn, "view") forms the image of each person expressing a personal view.

In everyday conversation, this four-character idiom has a more formal tone than plain spoken wording, so it is especially natural in meeting reports and descriptions of organized discussions.