Definition
感同身受 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'to feel as if it were one's own experience' — you use it to express deep empathy when someone tells you about a hardship or joy, as if you had gone through it yourself. It's a polite and heartfelt way to show you truly understand and share someone's feelings. The literal translation 'I shall count it as a personal favor' is outdated and misleading; the modern sense is purely empathetic.
f.e.
to feel as if it were one's own experienceto empathize deeply
Examples
- ，感同身受。Tīng dào nǐ shīqù qīnrén de xiāoxi, wǒ zhēnshi gǎn tóng shēn shòu.Hearing the news of your loss, I truly feel for you.
- 感同身受，。Tā duì zāiqū rénmín de tòngkǔ gǎn tóng shēn shòu, lìkè juān le yí dà bǐ qián.He deeply empathized with the suffering of the disaster victims and immediately donated a large sum of money.
- 感同身受，。Nǐ fēnxiǎng de chénggōng jīnglì ràng wǒ gǎn tóng shēn shòu, fǎngfú zìjǐ yě qǔdé le nàyàng de chéngjiù.The success story you shared made me feel as if I had achieved that myself.
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