感同身受 in English gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to feel as if it had happened to oneself
  • to sympathize
  • (polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend and so on) I take it as a personal favor

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Pinyin

gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

gan3to feel tong2(used in given names) shen1body shou4to receive