感 同 身 受

gǎn tóng shēn shòudictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

感同身受 感同身受 [gan3 tong2 shen1 shou4] /to feel as if it had happened to oneself/to sympathize/(polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor/

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感
gǎn
to feel / to move / to touch / to affect / feeling / emotion / (suffix) sense of ~
同
tóng
like / same / similar / together / alike / with
tòng
used in 胡同[hú tòng] / used in 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]
身
shēn
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
受
shòu
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom

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