切身体会

切身體會

qièshēntǐhuì

idiom

Meanings

1 personal firsthand experience
2 to understand through one's own experience
3 a deep understanding gained from going through it oneself

Characters

close to; intimately

Examples

只有亲身经历过，才能有切身体会。

Zhǐyǒu qīnshēn jīnglì guò, cái néng yǒu qièshēntǐhuì.

Only by going through it yourself can you truly understand.

我对孤独有切身体会。

Wǒ duì gūdú yǒu qièshēntǐhuì.

I have firsthand experience of loneliness.

这篇文章写得很有切身体会。

Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn yǒu qièshēntǐhuì.

This article is written with real personal insight.

Tips

usage

Often used as a noun phrase after 有 (to have) or 缺乏 (to lack). Common register in essays, interviews, and speeches emphasizing lived experience over book learning.

memory

切身 = close to the body (i.e. personal) + 体会 = to feel/understand through the body. Both halves emphasize bodily, firsthand experience vs abstract knowledge.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

身 shēn

体 tǐ

会 huì