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(idiom) to experience it for oneself · to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

身临其境
shēn lín qí jìng
sh+ēn·1st tonel+ín·2nd toneq+í·2nd tonej+ìng·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to put oneself in sb else's shoes设身处地shè shēn chǔ dìdo unto others what you would do unto yourself · place yourself in another's place推己及人tuī jǐ jí rénto be close to · to approach; to draw near靠近kào jìn
Antonyms
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) · fig. beside the point · ineffectual隔靴搔痒gé xuē sāo yǎnggossip; hearsay; rumor道听途说dào tīng tú shuō
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