设身处地

設身處地
shèshēnchǔdì
idiom #21,963

Meanings

  1. 1 to put oneself in another's shoes
  2. 2 to empathize

Examples

Nǐ yào shèshēnchǔdì de wèi tārén zhuóxiǎng, cái néng lǐjiě tāmen de nánchù.
You need to put yourself in others' shoes to understand their difficulties.
Shèshēnchǔdì xiǎng yi xiǎng, rúguǒ nǐ shì tā, nǐ huì zěnme bàn?
Think about it from his perspective — if you were him, what would you do?

Tips

memory
Break it down: = place your body, = stand in that place. Literally 'set your body in that position' — perfect for remembering it means to stand in someone else's shoes.

Stroke Order

shè
shēn
chù