Chinese word

感同身受

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎn tóng shēn shòu

Meaning

  • verbempathize

Example

我对你的处境感同身受。wǒ duì nǐ de chǔ jìng gǎn tóng shēn shòu

I empathize with your situation.

Illustration for 感同身受 (empathize)

More examples

听了朋友的遭遇，我很感同身受。tīng le péng yǒu de zāo yù wǒ hěn gǎn tóng shēn shòu

After hearing about my friend's experience, I really empathized with them.

Core concept

A boundary between another person's feelings and one's own becomes thin, so the other person's experience is felt from the inside.

Common phrases

  • 对他人的遭遇感同身受duì tā rén de zāo yù gǎn tóng shēn shòu

    empathize with others' experiences

  • 对同事的困难感同身受duì tóng shì de kùn nán gǎn tóng shēn shòu

    empathize with coworkers' difficulties

  • 难以感同身受nán yǐ gǎn tóng shēn shòu

    find it hard to empathize

Similar words

共情gòng qíng: Emotionally connect with someone and respond to their feelings with understanding.
理解lí jiě: Understand someone's words, reasons, or situation clearly.
同情tóng qíng: Feel concern and sorrow for someone who is suffering.
安慰ān wèi: Help someone feel less sad through kind words or actions.

Definition in Chinese

对他人的处境或情绪产生深刻共鸣，能设身处地体会对方的感受。duì tā rén de chǔ jìng huò qíng xù chǎn shēng shēn kè gòng míng néng shè shēn chǔ dì tǐ huì duì fāng de gǎn shòu

Word origin

感 (gǎn, "feel") + 同 (tóng, "same") + 身 (shēn, "self") + 受 (shòu, "undergo") forms the image of personally undergoing another person's situation.

Usage tips

  • This expression makes a strong claim about emotional understanding, so it can sound too certain when the speaker has not faced a similar situation.

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