No. 3,031 in Chinese
親身
Personally; firsthand.
In a sentence
我親身經歷了這些事件。
I personally experienced these events.
In this sentence, 親身 is used to emphasize actions or experiences being directly undertaken by oneself, highlighting personal involvement.
他對這種情況有親身的體會。
He has personal insights into this situation.
Here, 親身 modifies a noun (體會) to denote that the insights or experiences were directly and personally obtained.
親身參與這個計劃讓我學到了許多。
Personally participating in this project taught me a lot.
In this usage, 親身 is paired with a verb (參與) to stress the personal engagement in the activity.
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